Environment in Durham 13 indicators covering environment for Durham. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.2 Percentage change 2025 down 500.0% 493rd Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.11 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 302nd Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 224.7 Patents 2022 up 42.9% 75th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 30.59 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.1% 626th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 10.67 Degrees celsius 2024 up 20.8% 552nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 21.18 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.8% 707th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 20.14 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.4% 321st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 0.6443 Degrees celsius 2024 up 648.8% 667th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 10.75 Degrees celsius 2024 up 11.4% 414th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 13.26 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 919th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 50.65 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1190th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 16.44 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1287th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 7.85 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1232nd