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72 cities · data for November 2026

Greenest cities in Israel 2026

The most public park and garden area per resident is in Yokneam Illit (20.1 m²), Acre (Akko) (19.3 m²) and Be'er Sheva (18.2 m²). The least: Qalansawe (0.5 m²) and Bnei Brak (0.6 m²). The median city has 7.4 m² per resident.

Beit She'an: 13.2Ariel: 17.5Nesher: 14.6Ma'alot-Tarshiha: 7.2Kiryat Shmona: 11.7Yokneam Illit: 20.1Ganei Tikva: 7.4Qalansawe: 0.5Or Akiva: 14.8Kafr Qasim: 0.9Migdal HaEmek: 8.7Kfar Yona: 4.5Kiryat Malakhi: 8.1Arad: 12.9Givat Shmuel: 5.9Yehud-Monosson: 6.9Tirat Carmel: 7.7Ma'ale Adumim: 14.8Safed (Tzfat): 4.5Dimona: 16.5Sderot: 8.7Be'er Ya'akov: 6.5Kiryat Yam: 5.4Or Yehuda: 4.8Ofakim: 6.6Harish: 5.7Karmiel: 16.2Nes Ziona: 9.5Nof HaGalil: 8.7Kiryat Ono: 8.8Kiryat Bialik: 4.1Ramat HaSharon: 8.2Kiryat Motzkin: 5Elad: 3.6Acre (Akko): 19.3Tiberias: 4.3Eilat: 12.9Givatayim: 4Yavne: 15.4Netivot: 6.8Kiryat Ata: 4Hod HaSharon: 6.7Nahariya: 9.7Afula: 7.4Beitar Illit: 3.4Nazareth: 0.7Kiryat Gat: 12.8Rosh HaAyin: 8.4Rahat: 1.8Ra'anana: 9.5Ramla: 6.3Modi'in Illit: 0.7Kfar Saba: 8.5Lod: 5Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut: 17.8Hadera: 2Herzliya: 16.6Bat Yam: 3.6Rehovot: 7Ramat Gan: 6.7Ashkelon: 11.1Holon: 4.5Beit Shemesh: 5.9Be'er Sheva: 18.2Ashdod: 11.5Netanya: 7.5Bnei Brak: 0.6Rishon LeZion: 8.8Petah Tikva: 10.1Haifa: 5.3Tel Aviv-Yafo: 15.8Jerusalem: 5.1123
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Greenest

  1. #2Acre (Akko)19.3m² of parks per resident
  2. #1Yokneam Illit20.1m² of parks per resident
  3. #3Be'er Sheva18.2m² of parks per resident

Least green

  1. 72Qalansawe0.5
  2. 71Bnei Brak0.6
  3. 70Nazareth0.7

Full ranking: Greenest cities in Israel

m² of parks per resident, November 2026. Click a name to see all its data.

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#Citym² of parks per resident
1Yokneam Illit
20.1
2Acre (Akko)
19.3
3Be'er Sheva
18.2
4Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
17.8
5Ariel
17.5
6Herzliya
16.6
7Dimona
16.5
8Karmiel
16.2
9Tel Aviv-Yafo
15.8
10Yavne
15.4
11Or Akiva
14.8
12Ma'ale Adumim
14.8
13Nesher
14.6
14Beit She'an
13.2
15Eilat
12.9
16Arad
12.9
17Kiryat Gat
12.8
18Kiryat Shmona
11.7
19Ashdod
11.5
20Ashkelon
11.1

Dashed line: the median, 7.4

By district

The median value in each district

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Judea and Samaria
14.8
Southern
11.5
Northern
8.7
Central
7
Tel Aviv
6.7
Jerusalem
5.9
Haifa
5.4

How is this ranking calculated?

Method and sources

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The total area of public parks and gardens mapped in OpenStreetMap inside the city's municipal boundary, divided by its population. Forests, nature reserves and open land not marked as parks are not counted, and map coverage varies between cities.

FAQ

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What is the greenest city in Israel?

By park area per resident, Yokneam Illit: 20.1 m² per resident, 2.7 times the median city.

Which city has the least green space?

Qalansawe, with 0.5 m² of parks per resident.

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