Environment in Ankara 21 indicators covering environment for Ankara. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.9 Percentage change 2025 down 123.0% 1736th Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change 2025 down 113.5% 603rd Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change 2025 down 123.0% 1644th Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.04 Percentage change 2024 down 199.0% 390th Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.22 Percentage change 2024 down 145.9% 470th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.79 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 25.4% 47th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.5 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 1.6% 1789th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 79.4 Patents 2022 up 198.5% 157th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 39.73 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.9% 106th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 10.22 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.4% 570th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 29.71 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.7% 194th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 17.02 Degrees celsius 2024 up 6.0% 601st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -2.65 Degrees celsius 2024 down 19.9% 1031st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.15 Degrees celsius 2024 down 10.5% 864th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 102.18 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 35th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 71.42 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 70th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 167 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 23rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 71.82 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 11th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 4,079 Square kilometres 2022 down 4.7% 278th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 591.91 Square kilometres 2022 up 122.4% 323rd Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 357.98 Square kilometres 2022 up 550.4% 248th