Environment in Delaware 21 indicators covering environment for Delaware. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.31 Percentage change 2025 up 373.8% 156th Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.6 Percentage change 2025 up 77.8% 269th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change 2025 up 340.6% 180th Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.39 Percentage change 2024 down 776.4% 499th Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change 2024 down 303.3% 424th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 865th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.004 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 0.0% 2571st Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 3 Patents 2022 down 53.1% 620th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.34 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.0% 888th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 8.15 Degrees celsius 2024 up 154.3% 671st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 22.73 Degrees celsius 2024 up 7.2% 564th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 16.13 Degrees celsius 2024 down 6.0% 684th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -3.49 Degrees celsius 2024 up 58.4% 1098th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 8.04 Degrees celsius 2024 up 17.8% 682nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 21.35 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1176th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 8.58 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1173rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 51.48 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1159th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 9.97 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1046th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 189.64 Square kilometres 2022 down 3.3% 589th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 130.49 Square kilometres 2022 up 95.5% 575th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 149.9 Square kilometres 2022 up 112.7% 399th