Environment in Cartagena 13 indicators covering environment for Cartagena. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.5 Percentage change 2025 up 24.5% 1277th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 26.2% 81st Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 4.6 Patents 2022 down 43.2% 564th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 29.26 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.8% 784th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 19.47 Degrees celsius 2024 up 12.2% 202nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 30.87 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.1% 149th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 24.21 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.8% 38th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 7.98 Degrees celsius 2024 up 27.4% 198th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 14.99 Degrees celsius 2024 up 7.2% 164th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 36.32 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 565th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 120.49 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 130th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 44.03 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 413th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 27.5 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 658th