Environment in Besançon 13 indicators covering environment for Besançon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -3 Percentage change 2025 up 57.1% 676th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 872nd Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 26.6 Patents 2022 down 13.6% 315th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 29.47 Degrees celsius 2024 down 9.6% 760th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 5.39 Degrees celsius 2024 up 32.0% 851st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 20.27 Degrees celsius 2024 down 15.9% 813th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 16.13 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.0% 688th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -0.2903 Degrees celsius 2024 up 83.5% 778th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.55 Degrees celsius 2024 down 20.1% 784th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 41.56 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 392nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 100.31 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 324th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 38.19 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 646th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 26.42 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 706th