Environment in Sunshine Coast 16 indicators covering environment for Sunshine Coast. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 11 Percentage change 2025 down 0.9% 11th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 13.13 Percentage change 2025 down 6.1% 22nd Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 10.21 Percentage change 2025 down 4.0% 45th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 697th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 — 2580th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 7.5 Patents 2022 down 45.3% 483rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 31.81 Degrees celsius 2024 down 3.4% 508th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 21.14 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.4% 174th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 25.03 Degrees celsius 2024 down 7.2% 409th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 20.15 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.7% 318th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 11.94 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.5% 103rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 15.85 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.8% 144th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 2.84 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1259th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 56.75 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1029th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 47.82 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 314th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 35 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 367th