Environment in Ponferrada 13 indicators covering environment for Ponferrada. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change 2025 down 71.4% 846th 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 1.2 Patents 2022 up 20.0% 720th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.94 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.0% 817th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 8.99 Degrees celsius 2024 up 8.9% 638th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 20.74 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.9% 751st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 12.91 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.2% 1166th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 0.7406 Degrees celsius 2024 up 195.2% 660th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.29 Degrees celsius 2024 up 8.9% 842nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 28.33 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 726th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 137.56 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 59th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 35 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 812th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 23.94 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 830th