Environment in Sittard-Geleen 13 indicators covering environment for Sittard-Geleen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs β Land soil moisture anomaly -3.9 Percentage change 2025 down 295.0% 771st Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs β GHG emissions from waste 0.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 703rd Total and environment-related patents - FUAs β Patent applications 29.1 Patents 2022 up 15.5% 303rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Daytime summer land 27.62 Degrees celsius 2024 down 19.7% 985th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Daytime winter land 2.72 Degrees celsius 2024 down 31.7% 1157th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Daytime yearly land 18.43 Degrees celsius 2024 down 13.6% 1064th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Nighttime summer land 15.11 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.5% 844th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Nighttime winter land -0.5493 Degrees celsius 2024 up 66.0% 808th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Nighttime yearly land 7.84 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.3% 724th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to nitrogen 38.63 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 493rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to ozone 81.36 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 697th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to PM10 34.38 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 835th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to PM2.5 25.51 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 747th