Environment in Palermo 16 indicators covering environment for Palermo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 8.1 Percentage change 2025 down 57.6% 30th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.34 Percentage change 2025 down 48.1% 99th Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.33 Percentage change 2025 down 47.8% 81st Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.12 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 29.4% 286th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.0147 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 0.4% 2557th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 9.1 Patents 2022 up 313.6% 462nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 35.82 Degrees celsius 2024 up 6.1% 256th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 14.83 Degrees celsius 2024 up 10.8% 320th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 26.5 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.6% 335th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 22.12 Degrees celsius 2024 up 8.6% 130th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 7.83 Degrees celsius 2024 up 19.3% 202nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 14.64 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.7% 173rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 45.78 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 222nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 130 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 89th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 60.2 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 177th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 38.44 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 294th