Environment in Lorca 13 indicators covering environment for Lorca. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs β Land soil moisture anomaly -10.7 Percentage change 2025 down 30.5% 1200th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs β GHG emissions from waste 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 590th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs β Patent applications 1 Patents 2022 unchanged 735th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Daytime summer land 40.38 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.6% 92nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Daytime winter land 18.74 Degrees celsius 2024 up 17.6% 217th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Daytime yearly land 31.13 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.7% 136th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Nighttime summer land 19.67 Degrees celsius 2024 up 6.6% 360th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Nighttime winter land 5.4 Degrees celsius 2024 up 63.1% 307th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Nighttime yearly land 13.09 Degrees celsius 2024 up 13.9% 245th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to nitrogen 28.57 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 719th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to ozone 145.4 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 44th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to PM10 43.16 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 436th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to PM2.5 24.88 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 771st