Environment in Lafayette (IN) 13 indicators covering environment for Lafayette (IN). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change 2025 down 800.0% 902nd Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 590th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 64.5 Patents 2022 down 28.6% 178th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.14 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.4% 917th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 8.75 Degrees celsius 2024 up 393.3% 653rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 22.34 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.7% 601st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 16.93 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.3% 612th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -2.44 Degrees celsius 2024 up 62.8% 1024th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 8.65 Degrees celsius 2024 up 29.8% 612th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 9.69 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1064th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 52.62 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1133rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 20.2 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1212th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 8.83 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1160th