How green is Witten?

Witten has 2961 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 73% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.7 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 12.2 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Witten ranks #294 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #74 of 103 in Germany.

2961
m² green per inhabitant
73%
vegetation cover
+3.7 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
12.2
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
18.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
22.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
366.0
Index · #294/828
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Satellite — Witten Satellite Green cover — Witten Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Witten Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Witten NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Witten PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Witten PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #294 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
291 Bergen op Zoom Netherlands 365.5
292 Orléans France 365.7
293 Pistoia Italy 365.8
294 Witten Germany 366.0
295 Grosseto Italy 366.3
296 Kortrijk Belgium 366.5
297 Guadalajara Spain 366.7

Method and caveats

Heat is land surface temperature, not air temperature. Air quality values are model estimates. Green area is vegetation extent detected by satellite, not tree height.