Environment in Cottbus 13 indicators covering environment for Cottbus. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.2 Percentage change 2025 up 16.0% 795th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 44.4% 486th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 2.4 Patents 2022 down 64.2% 656th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 27.53 Degrees celsius 2024 down 16.6% 992nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 2.46 Degrees celsius 2024 up 56.3% 1180th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 19.5 Degrees celsius 2024 down 8.3% 922nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 15.55 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.9% 764th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -4.01 Degrees celsius 2024 up 25.4% 1143rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 6.92 Degrees celsius 2024 up 6.7% 936th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 34.14 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 620th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 92.47 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 478th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 34.13 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 849th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 26.47 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 701st