Environment in Sunshine Coast 13 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 Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 703rd Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 7.5 Patents 2022 down 45.3% 489th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 31.81 Degrees celsius 2024 down 3.4% 513th 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% 412th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 20.15 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.7% 320th 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 — 1267th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 56.75 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1036th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 47.82 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 316th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 35 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 369th