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Shanghai

2025

Shanghai is a city with a population of 29,863,928 and lies in the 5000 and above (Very High) density category. The city has an area of 4438.83 km² with a total green space of 35% and a tree coverage of 24%. The city lies in the North Temperate Zone of the world. The city has improved its Urban green space per capita when compared to Global Average and also improved its Percentage of urban area covered by grass when compared to previous year. Within Central East Asia, 50.0% of cities are ranked lower than Shanghai. There has been a positive increase in the greenness of city as compared to previous year, out of all the changes happening 55% of them are positive.

How green is Shanghai?

Ratings

Rating
D

Urban Green Space

Percentage of urban green space
35%
Population density
0 people per km²
Distribution of urban green space
-
Urban area size
4439 km²
Urban area population
29,863,929 (2025)