Environment in Columbus 13 indicators covering environment for Columbus. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.2 Percentage change 2025 up 79.3% 89th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 88th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 225.9 Patents 2022 down 16.8% 74th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 33.57 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.9% 382nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 9.09 Degrees celsius 2024 up 57.1% 627th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 24 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.7% 467th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 18.14 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.8% 494th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -4.11 Degrees celsius 2024 up 27.2% 1149th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 9.05 Degrees celsius 2024 up 11.8% 570th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 17.29 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 835th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 52.52 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1131st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 22.17 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1163rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 9.3 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1125th