Environment in Cairns 16 indicators covering environment for Cairns. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 4 Percentage change 2025 up 174.1% 131st Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.38 Percentage change 2025 up 177.6% 331st Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 8.43 Percentage change 2025 up 201.0% 65th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 865th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.0096 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 0.5% 2565th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 2.4 Patents 2021 down 4.0% 650th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 32.97 Degrees celsius 2024 down 3.2% 418th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 26.15 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.9% 106th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 29.4 Degrees celsius 2024 down 6.1% 202nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 21.87 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.3% 149th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 15.95 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.4% 59th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 18.28 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.4% 73rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 1.51 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1298th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 48.04 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1234th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 37.61 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 674th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 28 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 625th