Urban Green and Public Space Metrics for the State of Palestine, 1990-2020

United Nations Human Settlements Programme data on urban open spaces and green areas in the State of Palestine. The dataset includes metrics such as the average share of urban areas allocated to streets and open public spaces, the share of urban population with convenient access to an open public space, the average share of cities in green areas, and green area per capita. Data is provided for the years 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020.

Use Cases

• Assess urban planning policy effectiveness based on changes in green area per capita over time.
• Model equitable access to public spaces based on the share of urban population within 400 meters of an open public space.
• Benchmark city sustainability performance based on the average share of urban areas allocated to streets and green spaces.

Strengths

• Data covers a 30-year time series across four distinct time points (1990, 2000, 2010, 2020).
• Metrics are defined by a standardized UN methodology, such as access defined as within 400 meters walking distance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Human Settlements Programmes, Data and Analytics Section

Time Range

1990, 2000, 2010, 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 22:44:38.452738; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Palestine