The greenest neighborhoods in Dubai
Dubai is a desert. Established greenery — mature canopy, named parks, irrigated lawns — correlates with community age, infrastructure investment, and surface temperature differential of 3–8°C under canopy. We score every Dubai community on green-feature density within walking radius, sourced from OpenStreetMap and refreshed weekly.
Communities ranked
75
Exceptional
8
High
23
Sparse / low
19
Top 10 greenest communities
Bar = OSM-derived green-feature score (relative to the leader). Hover bar for breakdown.
| Community | Green score | Tier | Named parks | Satellite green % | Radius | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1Jumeirah Park | 380 | Exceptional | 3 | 6.6% | 2.2 km | |
| #2Jumeirah Islands | 344 | Exceptional | 4 | 7.8% | 2.0 km | |
| #3Arabian Ranches 1 | 342 | Exceptional | 3 | 8.0% | 2.5 km | |
| #4The Springs 1 | 280 | Exceptional | 8 | 7.5% | 2.0 km | |
| #5Silicon Oasis | 277 | Exceptional | 3 | 4.9% | 2.2 km | |
| #6Arabian Ranches 2 | 269 | Exceptional | 1 | 8.0% | 2.2 km | |
| #7The Springs 2 | 267 | Exceptional | 10 | 7.8% | 2.0 km | |
| #8Jumeirah Village Circle | 234 | Exceptional | 20 | 6.3% | 2.0 km | |
| #9DAMAC Hills | 192 | High | 11 | 6.6% | 2.5 km | |
| #10Meydan Racecourse Community | 183 | High | 3 | 9.9% | 2.5 km | |
| #11Dubai Sports City | 150 | High | 7 | 11.2% | 2.0 km | |
| #12Business Bay | 146 | High | 9 | 8.1% | 1.5 km | |
| #13Jumeirah Village Triangle | 146 | High | 6 | 4.8% | 1.8 km | |
| #14Motor City | 144 | High | 4 | 5.4% | 1.8 km | |
| #15Dubai Marina | 142 | High | 2 + 1 gdn | 7.5% | 2.2 km | |
| #16Downtown Dubai | 134 | High | 9 | 5.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #17Mudon | 127 | High | 3 | 7.7% | 2.0 km | |
| #18Discovery Gardens | 124 | High | 3 | 1.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #19DAMAC Lagoons | 122 | High | 9 | 3.5% | 2.5 km | |
| #20Meydan One Community | 122 | High | 0 | 10.1% | 2.0 km | |
| #21Sobha Hartland | 119 | High | 0 | 11.2% | 1.8 km | |
| #22Palm Jumeirah | 103 | High | 0 | 5.7% | 2.8 km | |
| #23Dubai Studio City | 102 | High | 0 | 4.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #24Palm Deira | 100 | High | 2 | 5.5% | 2.5 km | |
| #25Dubai Health Care City Phase 2 | 100 | High | 5 | 5.2% | 1.2 km | |
| #26Tilal Al Ghaf | 100 | High | 0 | 6.6% | 2.5 km | |
| #27Town Square | 96 | High | 3 | 1.8% | 2.2 km | |
| #28Jumeirah Lakes Towers | 96 | High | 2 + 1 gdn | 3.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #29The Greens | 92 | High | 2 | 9.0% | 1.5 km | |
| #30Barsha Heights | 90 | High | 1 | 4.0% | 1.5 km | |
| #31Arjan | 90 | High | 2 | 1.9% | 1.8 km | |
| #32Wasl 1 | 84 | Moderate | 0 | 14.1% | 1.5 km | |
| #33Jumeirah Golf Estates | 82 | Moderate | 0 | 9.8% | 3.0 km | |
| #34Dubai Water Canal | 80 | Moderate | 3 | 5.5% | 1.2 km | |
| #35Dubai Hills Estate | 79 | Moderate | 5 | 6.7% | 2.5 km | |
| #36Sufouh Gardens | 78 | Moderate | 2 | 13.0% | 1.5 km | |
| #37Jumeirah Garden City | 78 | Moderate | 3 | 4.4% | 1.5 km | |
| #38Dubai Science Park | 72 | Moderate | 2 | 2.4% | 1.5 km | |
| #39Dubai Harbour | 70 | Moderate | 0 | 11.9% | 1.5 km | |
| #40Remraam | 70 | Moderate | 9 | 1.8% | 1.8 km | |
| #41Palm Jebel Ali | 68 | Moderate | 0 | 12.3% | 1.5 km | |
| #42Al Furjan | 66 | Moderate | 2 | 1.4% | 1.8 km | |
| #43Nad Al Sheba Gardens | 66 | Moderate | 1 | 4.8% | 1.5 km | |
| #44Majan | 58 | Moderate | 0 | 6.9% | 1.8 km | |
| #45International Media Production Zone | 55 | Moderate | 2 | 10.3% | 1.5 km | |
| #46Dubai Creek Harbour | 54 | Moderate | 0 + 1 gdn | 4.6% | 2.0 km | |
| #47MBR City District 1 | 53 | Moderate | 1 | 2.0% | 1.5 km | |
| #48Jumeirah Beach Residence | 53 | Moderate | 1 | 5.1% | 1.2 km | |
| #49Dubai Land Residence Complex | 52 | Moderate | 6 | 4.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #50MBR District 11 | 50 | Moderate | 0 | 18.8% | 1.5 km | |
| #51Nad Al Shiba Villas | 43 | Moderate | 0 | 5.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #52Al Barari | 40 | Moderate | 0 | 2.3% | 2.0 km | |
| #53International City Phase 1 | 40 | Moderate | 0 | 1.0% | 1.8 km | |
| #54City of Arabia | 37 | Moderate | 0 | 3.5% | 1.5 km | |
| #55Jaddaf Waterfront | 36 | Moderate | 0 | 0.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #56Falcon City | 35 | Moderate | 3 | 0.7% | 1.5 km | |
| #57Rukan | 30 | Sparse | 0 | 1.1% | 1.5 km | |
| #58City Walk | 22 | Sparse | 2 | 2.9% | 1.0 km | |
| #59Mina Rashid | 20 | Sparse | 0 | 1.6% | 1.5 km | |
| #60Dubai Investment Park First | 18 | Sparse | 1 | 4.1% | 1.5 km | |
| #61Dubai World Central | 14 | Sparse | 1 | 0.6% | 3.0 km | |
| #62Dubai Investment Park Second | 12 | Sparse | 0 | 1.6% | 1.5 km | |
| #63Jebel Ali Village | 11 | Sparse | 0 | 0.8% | 1.5 km | |
| #64The Villa | 10 | Sparse | 1 | 1.5% | 1.5 km | |
| #65Living Legends | 10 | Sparse | 1 | 1.6% | 1.5 km | |
| #66Wasl Gate | 10 | Sparse | 0 | 0.4% | 1.5 km | |
| #67Bluewaters Island | 9 | Sparse | 0 | 7.7% | 0.8 km | |
| #68La Mer | 9 | Sparse | 0 | 1.9% | 1.0 km | |
| #69DAMAC Hills 2 | 8 | Sparse | 0 | 2.8% | 2.5 km | |
| #70Arabian Ranches 3 | 8 | Sparse | 0 | 0.2% | 2.0 km | |
| #71The Valley | 6 | Sparse | 0 | 6.2% | 2.5 km | |
| #72Dubai Maritime City | 4 | Sparse | 0 | 0.4% | 1.5 km | |
| #73Jebel Ali Hills | 3 | Sparse | 0 | 0.6% | 1.5 km | |
| #74The World Islands | 0 | Sparse | 0 | 0.0% | 1.5 km | |
| #75Dubai South Residential District | 0 | Sparse | 0 | 0.1% | 2.5 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: 13/06/2026 · Data source: OpenStreetMap via Overpass API · Satellite layer: ESA WorldCover 2021 v200 (10m)