Environment in Essen 12 indicators covering environment for Essen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.6 Percentage change 2025 down 269.2% 978th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 20.0% 537th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 27.53 Degrees celsius 2024 down 16.1% 993rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 2.01 Degrees celsius 2024 down 34.1% 1215th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 18.47 Degrees celsius 2024 down 12.1% 1060th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 14.58 Degrees celsius 2024 down 8.1% 928th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -1.24 Degrees celsius 2024 up 57.9% 881st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 6.55 Degrees celsius 2024 down 13.6% 1029th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 50.77 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 115th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 67.4 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 901st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 36.87 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 715th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 30.65 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 503rd