Environment in Austin 13 indicators covering environment for Austin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -3 Percentage change 2025 down 152.6% 676th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.76 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 1.3% 51st Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 595.3 Patents 2022 up 38.2% 22nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 36.95 Degrees celsius 2024 down 8.3% 201st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 18.78 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.0% 215th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 30.2 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.3% 181st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 22.23 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.2% 122nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 5.25 Degrees celsius 2024 up 13.7% 312th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 15.24 Degrees celsius 2024 up 8.3% 158th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 11.58 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 980th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 54.48 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1078th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 24.86 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1111th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 8.7 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1172nd