Dubai mapped-greenery rankings
A Dubai-relative ranking of OpenStreetMap-tagged parks, gardens, woods, grass and pitches inside each community's straight-line search radius. The mapped-feature tier is separate from the ESA WorldCover 2021 satellite vegetation percentage and does not claim shade, canopy or pedestrian access.
Communities ranked
86
Exceptional
11
High
26
Sparse / low
22
Top 10 greenest communities
Bar = OSM-derived green-feature score (relative to the leader). Hover bar for breakdown.
| Community | Mapped-greenery score | Tier | Named parks | Satellite green % | Radius | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1Jumeirah Park | 402 | Exceptional | 3 | 6.6% | 2.2 km | |
| #2Jumeirah Islands | 368 | Exceptional | 4 | 7.8% | 2.0 km | |
| #3Arabian Ranches 1 | 342 | Exceptional | 3 | 8.0% | 2.5 km | |
| #4The Springs 1 | 300 | Exceptional | 8 | 7.5% | 2.0 km | |
| #5The Springs 2 | 285 | Exceptional | 10 | 7.8% | 2.0 km | |
| #6Silicon Oasis | 277 | Exceptional | 3 | 4.9% | 2.2 km | |
| #7Arabian Ranches 2 | 269 | Exceptional | 1 | 8.0% | 2.2 km | |
| #8Jumeirah Village Circle | 234 | Exceptional | 20 | 6.3% | 2.0 km | |
| #9The Greens | 232 | Exceptional | 2 | 9.0% | 1.5 km | |
| #10DAMAC Hills | 210 | Exceptional | 11 | 6.6% | 2.5 km | |
| #11TECOM Site D | 205 | Exceptional | 0 | — | 1.5 km | |
| #12Meydan Racecourse Community | 183 | High | 3 | 9.9% | 2.5 km | |
| #13Site A (Tecom) | 163 | High | 3 | — | 1.5 km | |
| #14Business Bay | 160 | High | 12 | 8.1% | 1.5 km | |
| #15Jumeirah Village Triangle | 158 | High | 6 | 4.8% | 1.8 km | |
| #16Dubai Sports City | 152 | High | 7 | 11.2% | 2.0 km | |
| #17Dubai Marina | 146 | High | 2 + 1 gdn | 7.5% | 2.2 km | |
| #18Motor City | 144 | High | 4 | 5.4% | 1.8 km | |
| #19Downtown Dubai | 137 | High | 10 | 5.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #20DAMAC Lagoons | 134 | High | 9 | 3.5% | 2.5 km | |
| #21Mudon | 132 | High | 3 | 7.7% | 2.0 km | |
| #22Liwan | 131 | High | 4 | — | 1.5 km | |
| #23DMCC EZ1 | 130 | High | 1 | — | 1.5 km | |
| #24Discovery Gardens | 126 | High | 3 | 1.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #25Meydan One Community | 122 | High | 0 | 10.1% | 2.0 km | |
| #26Sobha Hartland | 119 | High | 0 | 11.2% | 1.8 km | |
| #27Dubai Studio City | 116 | High | 0 | 4.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #28Tilal Al Ghaf | 112 | High | 0 | 6.6% | 2.5 km | |
| #29Palm Jumeirah | 107 | High | 0 | 5.7% | 2.8 km | |
| #30Dubai Health Care City Phase 2 | 106 | High | 6 | 5.2% | 1.2 km | |
| #31Palm Deira | 100 | High | 2 | 5.5% | 2.5 km | |
| #32Jumeirah Lakes Towers | 96 | High | 2 + 1 gdn | 3.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #33Business Park (Tecom) | 94 | High | 4 | — | 1.5 km | |
| #34Jumeirah Golf Estates | 94 | High | 0 | 9.8% | 3.0 km | |
| #35Town Square | 94 | High | 3 | 1.8% | 2.2 km | |
| #36Arjan | 90 | High | 2 | 1.9% | 1.8 km | |
| #37Barsha Heights | 90 | High | 1 | 4.0% | 1.5 km | |
| #38Warsan First | 86 | Moderate | 0 | — | 1.5 km | |
| #39Wasl 1 | 84 | Moderate | 0 | 14.1% | 1.5 km | |
| #40Dubai Hills Estate | 80 | Moderate | 5 | 6.7% | 2.5 km | |
| #41Jumeirah Garden City | 80 | Moderate | 3 | 4.4% | 1.5 km | |
| #42Dubai Water Canal | 79 | Moderate | 3 | 5.5% | 1.2 km | |
| #43Sufouh Gardens | 78 | Moderate | 2 | 13.0% | 1.5 km | |
| #44Remraam | 75 | Moderate | 9 | 1.8% | 1.8 km | |
| #45DMCC EZ2 | 74 | Moderate | 1 + 1 gdn | — | 1.5 km | |
| #46Dubai Harbour | 74 | Moderate | 0 | 11.9% | 1.5 km | |
| #47Dubai Science Park | 72 | Moderate | 2 | 2.4% | 1.5 km | |
| #48800 Villas | 68 | Moderate | 1 | — | 1.5 km | |
| #49MBR City District 1 | 68 | Moderate | 2 | 2.0% | 1.5 km | |
| #50Palm Jebel Ali | 68 | Moderate | 0 | 12.3% | 1.5 km | |
| #51Al Furjan | 67 | Moderate | 2 | 1.4% | 1.8 km | |
| #52Nad Al Sheba Gardens | 66 | Moderate | 1 | 4.8% | 1.5 km | |
| #53Majan | 58 | Moderate | 0 | 6.9% | 1.8 km | |
| #54International Media Production Zone | 55 | Moderate | 2 | 10.3% | 1.5 km | |
| #55Dubai Creek Harbour | 54 | Moderate | 0 + 1 gdn | 4.6% | 2.0 km | |
| #56Jumeirah Beach Residence | 53 | Moderate | 1 | 5.1% | 1.2 km | |
| #57Dubai Land Residence Complex | 52 | Moderate | 6 | 4.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #58MBR District 11 | 50 | Moderate | 0 | 18.8% | 1.5 km | |
| #59Nad Al Shiba Villas | 43 | Moderate | 0 | 5.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #60Al Barari | 40 | Moderate | 0 | 2.3% | 2.0 km | |
| #61International City Phase 1 | 40 | Moderate | 0 | 1.0% | 1.8 km | |
| #62City of Arabia | 37 | Moderate | 0 | 3.5% | 1.5 km | |
| #63Jaddaf Waterfront | 36 | Moderate | 0 | 0.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #64Falcon City | 35 | Moderate | 3 | 0.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #65City Walk | 30 | Sparse | 3 | 2.9% | 1.0 km | |
| #66Rukan | 30 | Sparse | 0 | 1.1% | 1.5 km | |
| #67Mina Rashid | 20 | Sparse | 0 | 1.6% | 1.5 km | |
| #68Dubai Investment Park First | 18 | Sparse | 1 | 4.1% | 1.5 km | |
| #69International City Phase 3 | 16 | Sparse | 0 | — | 1.5 km | |
| #70Dubai World Central | 14 | Sparse | 1 | 0.6% | 3.0 km | |
| #71Dubai Investment Park Second | 12 | Sparse | 0 | 1.6% | 1.5 km | |
| #72Jebel Ali Village | 11 | Sparse | 0 | 0.8% | 1.5 km | |
| #73Living Legends | 10 | Sparse | 1 | 1.6% | 1.5 km | |
| #74The Villa | 10 | Sparse | 1 | 1.5% | 1.5 km | |
| #75Wasl Gate | 10 | Sparse | 0 | 0.4% | 1.5 km | |
| #76Bluewaters Island | 9 | Sparse | 0 | 7.7% | 0.8 km | |
| #77La Mer | 9 | Sparse | 0 | 1.9% | 1.0 km | |
| #78Arabian Ranches 3 | 8 | Sparse | 0 | 0.2% | 2.0 km | |
| #79DAMAC Hills 2 | 8 | Sparse | 0 | 2.8% | 2.5 km | |
| #80Madinat Badr | 8 | Sparse | 1 | — | 1.5 km | |
| #81The Valley | 6 | Sparse | 0 | 6.2% | 2.5 km | |
| #82Dubai Maritime City | 4 | Sparse | 0 | 0.4% | 1.5 km | |
| #83Jebel Ali Hills | 3 | Sparse | 0 | 0.6% | 1.5 km | |
| #84Downtown Jebel Ali | 0 | Sparse | 0 | — | 1.5 km | |
| #85Dubai South Residential District | 0 | Sparse | 0 | 0.1% | 2.5 km | |
| #86The World Islands | 0 | Sparse | 0 | 0.0% | 1.5 km |
Methodology
For each community we count OpenStreetMap-tagged green features (parks, gardens, woods, recreation grounds, pitches, grass) within a curated walking-radius of the centroid (typically 1.5–3km depending on community footprint). Features are weighted by type — woods (5) and parks (3) more than generic grass (0.5) — and named parks/gardens carry the strongest weight (they tend to be larger, publicly accessible spaces). Crucially, the count-inflated categories (landscaping gardens, turf grass, sports pitches) are capped, so a golf-course or racecourse development with hundreds of turf polygons can't outrank a community full of actual parks — the ranking reflects accessible greenery, not turf area.
Tiers are Dubai-specific percentiles, not global norms. Globally, 30% green coverage is suburban average; in Dubai's desert context, that level of canopy is exceptional. The thresholds below were calibrated against the observed distribution of all 80 communities.
Exceptional
≥ 200
High
≥ 90
Moderate
≥ 35
Sparse
< 35
Last refresh: 31/10/2026 · Data source: OpenStreetMap via Overpass API · Satellite layer: ESA WorldCover 2021 v200 (10m)