Environment in Utrecht 20 indicators covering environment for Utrecht. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.67 Percentage change 2025 down 445.1% 2848th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.99 Percentage change 2025 down 410.4% 2747th Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.1 Percentage change 2025 down 513.6% 1101st Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.74 Percentage change 2024 up 130.8% 26th Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.26 Percentage change 2024 down 164.7% 160th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 20.0% 531st Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 113.8 Patents 2022 down 16.1% 121st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 27.22 Degrees celsius 2024 down 18.3% 1014th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 3.28 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.6% 1090th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 18.46 Degrees celsius 2024 down 9.4% 1053rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 14.45 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.3% 935th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -0.2895 Degrees celsius 2024 up 78.6% 768th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.3 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.9% 832nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 38.48 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 626th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 27.84 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 638th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 72.17 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 818th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 46.24 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 210th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 779.24 Square kilometres 2022 down 1.4% 465th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 56.54 Square kilometres 2022 up 29.2% 651st Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 93.77 Square kilometres 2022 up 13.6% 485th