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Norway, Europe
Skien
2024
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Skien is a city with a population of 37,922 and lies in the 1500-3000 (Medium) density category. The city has an area of 24.64 km² with a total green space of 46% and a tree coverage of 26%. The city lies in the North Temperate Zone of the world. The city has improved its Percentage of urban area covered by grass when compared to Global Average and also improved its Average health of urban vegetation when compared to previous year. Within Europe, 51.9% of cities are ranked lower than Skien. There has been a positive increase in the greenness of city as compared to previous year, out of all the changes happening 87% of them are positive.
How green is Skien?
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C+
Urban Green Space
Percentage of urban green space
46%
Population density
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-Urban area size
25 km²Urban area population
37,923 (2024)