Environment in Gelsenkirchen 12 indicators covering environment for Gelsenkirchen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.8 Percentage change 2025 down 295.6% 1097th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 25.0% 590th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.43 Degrees celsius 2024 down 16.9% 881st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 2.03 Degrees celsius 2024 down 37.5% 1213th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 18.97 Degrees celsius 2024 down 12.5% 990th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 15.4 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.2% 792nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -1.24 Degrees celsius 2024 up 52.2% 883rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 6.99 Degrees celsius 2024 down 6.2% 916th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 54.79 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 60th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 69.92 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 863rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 39.52 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 583rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 31.29 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 478th