Environment in Galway 13 indicators covering environment for Galway. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 5 Percentage change 2025 up 78.6% 96th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 — 1178th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 29.6 Patents 2022 up 9,766.7% 300th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 20.09 Degrees celsius 2024 down 20.5% 1361st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 4.21 Degrees celsius 2024 down 10.5% 975th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 12.64 Degrees celsius 2024 down 13.7% 1358th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 7.09 Degrees celsius 2024 down 22.3% 1367th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 1.27 Degrees celsius 2024 up 886.0% 598th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 4.43 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.9% 1272nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 25.32 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 756th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 119.23 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 142nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 27.37 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1035th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 16.9 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 984th