Environment in Greater Brisbane 13 indicators covering environment for Greater Brisbane. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 9 Percentage change 2025 down 42.3% 24th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.75 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 2.7% 52nd Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 166.9 Patents 2022 down 18.5% 91st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 34.54 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.0% 327th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 21.26 Degrees celsius 2024 down 8.3% 172nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 26.29 Degrees celsius 2024 down 8.9% 347th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 20.84 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.7% 249th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 11.71 Degrees celsius 2024 up 7.4% 110th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 15.52 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.4% 150th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 6.41 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1184th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 57.24 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1027th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 50.02 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 286th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 40.67 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 257th