How green is Zwolle?

Zwolle has 623 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 69% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.4 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 8.3 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Zwolle ranks #64 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #7 of 56 in Netherlands.

623
m² green per inhabitant
69%
vegetation cover
+3.4 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
8.3
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
14.0
PM10 estimate µg/m³
10.8
NO2 estimate µg/m³
199.8
Index · #64/828
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Satellite — Zwolle Satellite Green cover — Zwolle Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Zwolle Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Zwolle NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Zwolle PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Zwolle PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #64 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
61 Quimper France 192.3
62 Görlitz Germany 195.8
63 Limerick Ireland 197.0
64 Zwolle Netherlands 199.8
65 Pontevedra Spain 202.7
66 Flensburg Germany 208.5
67 Paderborn Germany 210.7

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.