Environment in Queretaro 21 indicators covering environment for Queretaro. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.1 Percentage change 2025 down 74.0% 168th Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 15.7 Percentage change 2025 down 25.6% 5th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 10.43 Percentage change 2025 down 54.0% 43rd Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.72 Percentage change 2024 down 165.6% 379th Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.97 Percentage change 2024 down 168.6% 571st Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 14.3% 165th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.4816 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 13.6% 2244th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 2.2 Patents 2022 down 74.1% 658th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 33.53 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.4% 385th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 29.88 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.4% 45th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 34.08 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.7% 59th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 13.12 Degrees celsius 2024 up 10.6% 1134th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 7.84 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.4% 201st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 11.29 Degrees celsius 2024 up 7.6% 363rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 70.09 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 129th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 66.94 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 86th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 84.78 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 624th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 9.69 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1058th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1,030 Square kilometres 2022 down 4.0% 433rd Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 295.33 Square kilometres 2022 up 655.8% 466th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 286.08 Square kilometres 2022 up 290.9% 286th