Environment in Kitchener 13 indicators covering environment for Kitchener. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4 Percentage change 2025 up 120.0% 354th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.06 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 447th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 158.7 Patents 2022 up 2.3% 98th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 29.27 Degrees celsius 2024 down 9.2% 779th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 3.86 Degrees celsius 2024 up 309,262.0% 1025th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 20.98 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.5% 730th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 15.07 Degrees celsius 2024 down 6.4% 853rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -5.64 Degrees celsius 2024 up 40.3% 1259th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 5.67 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.5% 1167th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 11.82 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 962nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 55.01 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1064th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 28.28 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1008th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 9.85 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1103rd