Environment in İzmir 21 indicators covering environment for İzmir. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 8.92 Percentage change 2025 down 36.6% 57th Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 10.1 Percentage change 2025 down 30.3% 14th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.59 Percentage change 2025 down 37.5% 69th Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.21 Percentage change 2024 down 238.7% 493rd Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.71 Percentage change 2024 down 194.5% 592nd Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.39 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 18.2% 110th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 7.23 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 1.0% 654th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 14 Patents 2022 up 250.0% 409th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 38.36 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.1% 155th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 12.66 Degrees celsius 2024 up 12.4% 422nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 27.61 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.6% 279th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 22.71 Degrees celsius 2024 up 7.1% 88th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 6.04 Degrees celsius 2024 up 26.2% 269th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 13.43 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.2% 226th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 87.72 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 65th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 70.79 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 72nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 104.54 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 252nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 84.26 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1st Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 410.01 Square kilometres 2022 down 1.1% 535th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 455.96 Square kilometres 2022 up 54.9% 368th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 245.41 Square kilometres 2022 up 102.1% 313th