Environment in Phoenix 13 indicators covering environment for Phoenix. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.3 Percentage change 2025 down 263.9% 1317th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 1.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 0.6% 23rd Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 433.4 Patents 2022 down 8.5% 35th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 51.57 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.1% 3rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 21.46 Degrees celsius 2024 down 16.8% 168th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 40.33 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.9% 5th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 28.1 Degrees celsius 2024 up 9.2% 3rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 5.14 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.7% 321st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 16.39 Degrees celsius 2024 up 6.4% 125th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 30.17 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 697th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 60.44 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 990th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 39.04 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 601st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 10.32 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1077th