Environment in Geelong 13 indicators covering environment for Geelong. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.3 Percentage change 2025 up 35.0% 1125th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 407th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 15.5 Patents 2022 up 31.4% 395th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 31.98 Degrees celsius 2024 down 10.6% 492nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 12.99 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.5% 403rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 24.13 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.0% 464th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 12.72 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.7% 1188th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 3.8 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.2% 399th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 8.46 Degrees celsius 2024 up 7.9% 639th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 3.12 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1261st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 51.38 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1170th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 33.17 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 885th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 26.45 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 704th