Environment in Budapest 21 indicators covering environment for Budapest. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change 2025 down 2,863.4% 2324th Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change 2025 down 1,400.0% 874th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.42 Percentage change 2025 down 1,094.2% 2184th Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.84 Percentage change 2024 down 124.6% 149th Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.13 Percentage change 2024 down 115.2% 298th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 11.8% 60th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.85 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 5.5% 1125th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 135.2 Patents 2022 down 21.0% 108th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 33.99 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.7% 357th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 6.03 Degrees celsius 2024 up 34.8% 782nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 21.99 Degrees celsius 2024 down 8.6% 628th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 19.66 Degrees celsius 2024 up 9.4% 359th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -1.2 Degrees celsius 2024 up 60.9% 868th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 9.11 Degrees celsius 2024 up 7.2% 563rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 46.5 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 343rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 39.4 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 276th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 77.44 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 751st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 55.4 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 55th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 10.07 Square kilometres 2022 unchanged 690th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 34.51 Square kilometres 2022 up 13.3% 689th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 36.75 Square kilometres 2022 up 15.2% 629th