Environment in Charlotte 13 indicators covering environment for Charlotte. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.7 Percentage change 2025 — 446th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.14 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 257th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 279 Patents 2022 up 100.9% 59th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 32.81 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.7% 439th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 12.4 Degrees celsius 2024 up 9.7% 442nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 23.02 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.7% 544th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 20.74 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.8% 266th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 1.24 Degrees celsius 2024 up 48.1% 603rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 11.16 Degrees celsius 2024 up 7.8% 378th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 20.07 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 803rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 49.72 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1217th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 18.47 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1260th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 9.28 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1134th