This statistic provides the greenness index of the 25 largest cities worldwide in 2014. As of this time, New York had a greenness index of 0.49, indicating the amount of healthy vegetation in the urban area.
Index of greenness for major cities worldwide in 2014*
* Amount of healthy vegetation in the city centre as estimated by the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Unitless value in the range from 0 to 1.
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Joint Research Centre (Global Human Settlement). (April 7, 2020). Index of greenness for major cities worldwide in 2014* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912756/greenness-index-of-megacities-worldwide/
Joint Research Centre (Global Human Settlement). "Index of greenness for major cities worldwide in 2014*." Chart. April 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912756/greenness-index-of-megacities-worldwide/
Joint Research Centre (Global Human Settlement). (2020). Index of greenness for major cities worldwide in 2014*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912756/greenness-index-of-megacities-worldwide/
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