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Seattle

2024

Seattle is a city with a population of 671,549 and lies in the 3000-5000 (High) density category. The city has an area of 222.49 km² with a total green space of 36% and a tree coverage of 31%. The city lies in the North Temperate Zone of the world. The city has improved its Percentage of urban area covered by trees when compared to Global Average and also improved its Urban green space per capita when compared to previous year. Within North America, 54.5% of cities are ranked lower than Seattle. There has been a positive increase in the greenness of city as compared to previous year, out of all the changes happening 74% of them are positive.

How green is Seattle?

Ratings

Rating
D+

Urban Green Space

Percentage of urban green space
36%
Population density
0 people per km²
Distribution of urban green space
-
Urban area size
222 km²
Urban area population
671,549 (2024)