Environment in Plauen 13 indicators covering environment for Plauen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change 2025 up 30.0% 727th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 872nd Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 0.8 Patents 2022 down 86.4% 783rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 26.98 Degrees celsius 2024 down 13.1% 1048th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 2.26 Degrees celsius 2024 up 85.7% 1201st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 18.08 Degrees celsius 2024 down 14.3% 1106th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 12.81 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.8% 1178th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -5.34 Degrees celsius 2024 up 14.9% 1239th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 5.33 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.2% 1214th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 33.79 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 630th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 103.38 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 272nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 31.77 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 919th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 26.06 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 726th