Environment in Greater Adelaide 13 indicators covering environment for Greater Adelaide. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change 2025 up 86.3% 558th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.41 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 2.5% 106th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 76.9 Patents 2022 down 9.7% 161st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 35.83 Degrees celsius 2024 down 7.5% 257th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 14.91 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.2% 315th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 27.33 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.3% 293rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 15.81 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.7% 723rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 6.27 Degrees celsius 2024 up 11.5% 259th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 11.56 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.7% 341st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 4.43 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1234th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 52.58 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1134th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 31.41 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 933rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 23.94 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 829th