Environment in Cheongju 12 indicators covering environment for Cheongju. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -5 Percentage change 2025 down 194.1% 862nd Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 21.2% 108th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 30.22 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.1% 660th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 5.46 Degrees celsius 2024 up 209.5% 843rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 18.61 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.1% 1033rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 19.94 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.4% 340th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -2.83 Degrees celsius 2024 up 61.2% 1058th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.89 Degrees celsius 2024 up 44.5% 713th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 19.29 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 818th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 61.09 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 985th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 27.88 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1020th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 17.31 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 980th