Environment in Utah 21 indicators covering environment for Utah. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -22.85 Percentage change 2025 down 40.8% 3076th Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.9 Percentage change 2025 up 52.8% 931st Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.51 Percentage change 2025 up 2.0% 2866th Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.79 Percentage change 2024 down 24.1% 515th Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.13 Percentage change 2024 up 30.1% 657th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.09 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 349th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.41 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 0.8% 1223rd Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 97.3 Patents 2022 up 8.8% 135th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 35.1 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.8% 293rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 2.52 Degrees celsius 2024 down 42.6% 1165th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 23.94 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.0% 470th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 13.94 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.2% 1022nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -8.61 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.6% 1335th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land -0.1493 Degrees celsius 2024 up 58.1% 1365th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 28.79 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 988th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 7.77 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1231st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 67.91 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 884th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 14.25 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 889th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 12,327 Square kilometres 2022 up 0.9% 177th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,264 Square kilometres 2022 up 25.7% 190th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,265 Square kilometres 2022 up 52.8% 119th