Environment in Cork 13 indicators covering environment for Cork. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3 Percentage change 2025 up 130.0% 360th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 61.9% 368th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 29.7 Patents 2022 up 9,800.0% 295th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 21.83 Degrees celsius 2024 down 21.9% 1329th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 5.56 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.6% 828th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 13.12 Degrees celsius 2024 down 15.6% 1337th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 9.11 Degrees celsius 2024 down 17.4% 1330th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 1.54 Degrees celsius 2024 up 57.7% 554th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 5.54 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.0% 1178th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 31.03 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 677th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 120.32 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 131st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 35.78 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 766th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 22.51 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 877th