Environment in Gent 13 indicators covering environment for Gent. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.9 Percentage change 2025 down 4,733.3% 1264th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 36.4% 407th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 150.2 Patents 2022 up 28.3% 101st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.12 Degrees celsius 2024 down 17.9% 923rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 4.44 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.3% 947th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 18.26 Degrees celsius 2024 down 11.0% 1080th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 14.01 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.7% 1016th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 0.2897 Degrees celsius 2024 up 131.2% 702nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.63 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.1% 770th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 39.51 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 464th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 82.17 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 678th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 31.54 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 927th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 23.37 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 850th