Environment in Newcastle 13 indicators covering environment for Newcastle. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 8.8 Percentage change 2025 down 8.3% 27th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 371st Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 21.2 Patents 2022 down 42.1% 344th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 32.94 Degrees celsius 2024 down 6.0% 426th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 16.18 Degrees celsius 2024 down 9.1% 275th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 24.29 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.3% 451st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 19.8 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.4% 349th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 9.09 Degrees celsius 2024 up 11.9% 161st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 14.09 Degrees celsius 2024 up 6.1% 196th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 6.34 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1187th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 61.19 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 981st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 51.19 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 272nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 41.31 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 249th