Environment in Atlanta 13 indicators covering environment for Atlanta. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.5 Percentage change 2025 down 70.0% 278th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 1.19 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 2.5% 30th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 702.9 Patents 2022 up 8.8% 19th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 33.43 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.9% 394th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 12.96 Degrees celsius 2024 up 9.2% 402nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 23.94 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.2% 471st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 21.43 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.1% 198th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 2.11 Degrees celsius 2024 down 44.8% 494th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 12.47 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.7% 275th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 23.39 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 769th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 44.55 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1274th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 20.63 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1192nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 9.36 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1124th