How green is Zeist?

Zeist has 580 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 3.3 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 9.3 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Zeist ranks #114 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #16 of 56 in Netherlands.

580
m² green per inhabitant
73%
vegetation cover
+3.3 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
9.3
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
15.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
14.5
NO2 estimate µg/m³
259.0
Index · #114/828
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Satellite — Zeist Satellite Green cover — Zeist Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Zeist Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Zeist NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Zeist PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Zeist PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #114 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
111 Galway Ireland 254.2
112 Zamora Spain 254.2
113 Enschede Netherlands 259.0
114 Zeist Netherlands 259.0
115 Kiel Germany 260.0
116 Neustadt an der Weinstraße Germany 261.3
117 Pforzheim Germany 262.3

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.