Environment in Basel 13 indicators covering environment for Basel. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.1 Percentage change 2025 up 48.8% 583rd Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 11.1% 371st Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 390.6 Patents 2022 up 19.0% 40th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 30.36 Degrees celsius 2024 down 8.4% 646th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 6.1 Degrees celsius 2024 up 52.2% 783rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 19.77 Degrees celsius 2024 down 17.0% 883rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 16.71 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.5% 631st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -1.1 Degrees celsius 2024 up 62.2% 864th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.72 Degrees celsius 2024 down 17.7% 750th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 51.36 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 106th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 79.69 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 732nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 43.04 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 442nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 39.49 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 277th