Environment in Lafayette 13 indicators covering environment for Lafayette. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 0 Percentage change 2025 down 100.0% 383rd 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 6.3 Patents 2022 down 69.0% 518th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 34.04 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.0% 355th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 17.91 Degrees celsius 2024 up 9.8% 238th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 27.13 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.3% 304th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 22.45 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.3% 103rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 7.03 Degrees celsius 2024 down 26.3% 232nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 16.81 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.7% 114th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 9.6 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1072nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 49.3 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1230th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 20.21 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1211th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 8.43 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1185th