Much or little: the Zoetermeer neighborhoods are that green

Do you see trees, plants and grass growing in your Zoetermeer street? Then you are not alone, because according to research by the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG), ‘more than three-quarters of the area per neighborhood is green’ in the Netherlands.

But what is ‘green’ then? VNG looks at low green areas, i.e. grassland, plants, shrubs, but also at trees per neighborhood. If there is a meadow on a street that has an agricultural destination, it will not be included in the study.

Zoetermeer is that green

How do you think Zoetermeer scores in this survey? These are the figures: on average, 39.5 percent of the area per neighborhood is green. Of this, 19.2 percent consists of trees and 20.3 percent of low greenery. Zoetermeer is known for its greenery: are you happy or disappointed?

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Greenest and least green municipality

If we compare the figures of Zoetermeer with the greenest municipality in the Netherlands, there is still some work to be done. The greenest municipality is Vaals in South Limburg with an average percentage of 75.8 percent of greenery. In our living environment, the area of ​​greenery is approximately the same in local municipalities. Higher in Wassenaar (56.9 percent), Rijswijk (48.7 percent) and Delft (39.3 percent), in The Hague (31.6 percent), Leiden (27.3 percent) and Zoeterwoude (31.2 percent). ) lower.

The least green municipality in the Netherlands is Katwijk in South Holland with 20 percent of greenery. Then we have little to complain about in Zoetermeer, right?