Environment in Veracruz 21 indicators covering environment for Veracruz. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.13 Percentage change 2025 down 115.6% 1193rd Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 0 Percentage change 2025 down 100.0% 381st Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.16 Percentage change 2025 down 115.8% 1124th Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.79 Percentage change 2024 down 466.6% 516th Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.85 Percentage change 2024 down 307.1% 568th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 up 33.3% 531st River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 11.32 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 0.8% 421st Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 1.2 Patents 2022 up 50.0% 714th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 36.9 Degrees celsius 2024 up 6.7% 203rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 30.23 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.7% 42nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 34.39 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.4% 51st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 23.63 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.4% 52nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 17.86 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.8% 45th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 20.83 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.1% 30th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 99.56 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 39th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 77.99 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 50th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 73.92 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 796th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 6.73 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1167th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1,004 Square kilometres 2022 up 1.2% 435th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,043 Square kilometres 2022 up 68.9% 233rd Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 302.97 Square kilometres 2022 up 181.7% 271st