How green is Zaanstad?

Zaanstad has 312 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 55% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 4.1 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.6 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Zaanstad ranks #253 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #30 of 56 in Netherlands.

312
m² green per inhabitant
55%
vegetation cover
+4.1 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.6
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.1
PM10 estimate µg/m³
17.6
NO2 estimate µg/m³
351.5
Index · #253/828
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Satellite — Zaanstad Satellite Green cover — Zaanstad Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Zaanstad Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Zaanstad NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Zaanstad PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Zaanstad PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #253 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
250 Vilnius Lithuania 350.7
251 Châteauroux France 350.8
252 Salzburg Austria 351.3
253 Zaanstad Netherlands 351.5
254 Arnhem Netherlands 351.8
255 Vélez-Málaga Spain 352.0
256 Poitiers France 352.0

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.