Environment in Santa Barbara 13 indicators covering environment for Santa Barbara. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.8 Percentage change 2025 up 57.6% 1155th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.18 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 5.3% 211th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 181.7 Patents 2022 up 40.7% 85th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 34.91 Degrees celsius 2024 down 8.5% 301st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 16.28 Degrees celsius 2024 down 26.2% 273rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 27.12 Degrees celsius 2024 down 9.9% 302nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 15.35 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.5% 796th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 5.69 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.1% 291st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 10.07 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.6% 470th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 10.67 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1016th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 52.65 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1123rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 20.1 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1209th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 7.47 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1260th