Environment in Ballarat 13 indicators covering environment for Ballarat. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.9 Percentage change 2025 up 33.6% 1166th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 50.0% 590th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 3.5 Patents 2022 up 29.6% 600th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 29.67 Degrees celsius 2024 down 15.3% 730th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 10.5 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.0% 562nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 22.39 Degrees celsius 2024 down 6.3% 594th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 11.38 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.4% 1257th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 2.41 Degrees celsius 2024 up 27.3% 477th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 6.85 Degrees celsius 2024 up 9.8% 947th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 2.37 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1280th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 51.94 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1155th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 26.65 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1054th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 21.93 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 902nd