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Big cities around the world vary widely in terms of how big a role public parks and gardens play in their landscapes, according to data on 34 major global cities from the World Cities Culture Forum.

Highest % of public green space: Moscow (54%), Singapore (47%), Sydney (46%), Vienna (45.5%), Shenzhen (45%).

Lowest % of public green space: Dubai (2%), Istanbul (2.2%), Mumbai (2.5%), Shanghai (2.8%), Taipei (3.6%).

U.S. cities: New York (27%), Austin (15%), San Francisco (13.7%), Los Angeles (6.7%).

The global cities with the most and least green space

London (33%) is miles ahead of Paris (9.5%), but didn't crack the top 5

A 1940 photo of Hampstead Heath in London, which is 33% public green space. Photo: William Vandivert/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

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Big cities around the world vary widely in terms of how big a role public parks and gardens play in their landscapes, according to data on 34 major global cities <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="from the World Cities Culture Forum" data-vars-click-url="http://www.worldcitiescultureforum.com/data/of-public-green-space-parks-and-gardens" data-vars-content-id="f92a437f-1de8-41e8-b534-6a9a00aa09d5" data-vars-headline="The global cities with the most and least green space" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://www.worldcitiescultureforum.com/data/of-public-green-space-parks-and-gardens" target="_blank">from the World Cities Culture Forum</a>.<ul><li>Highest % of public green space: Moscow (54%), Singapore (47%), Sydney (46%), Vienna (45.5%), Shenzhen (45%).</li><li>Lowest % of public green space: Dubai (2%), Istanbul (2.2%), Mumbai (2.5%), Shanghai (2.8%), Taipei (3.6%).</li><li>U.S. cities: New York (27%), Austin (15%), San Francisco (13.7%), Los Angeles (6.7%).</li></ul>

The global cities with the most and least green space

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