Environment in Canberra 13 indicators covering environment for Canberra. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.5 Percentage change 2025 down 136.8% 820th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 590th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 43 Patents 2022 up 66.0% 233rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 32.54 Degrees celsius 2024 down 13.5% 455th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 12.05 Degrees celsius 2024 down 9.3% 461st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 23.62 Degrees celsius 2024 down 11.9% 505th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 15.52 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.3% 770th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 3 Degrees celsius 2024 up 68.4% 445th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 8.7 Degrees celsius 2024 up 11.7% 608th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 3.39 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1253rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 54.24 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1084th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 25.37 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1099th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 21.54 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 910th