Environment in West Midlands urban area 12 indicators covering environment for West Midlands urban area. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.7 Percentage change 2025 down 805.6% 1246th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.32 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 15.8% 137th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 25.71 Degrees celsius 2024 down 19.4% 1186th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 4.11 Degrees celsius 2024 down 8.5% 989th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 14.79 Degrees celsius 2024 down 20.6% 1302nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 11.05 Degrees celsius 2024 down 14.0% 1270th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 0.9713 Degrees celsius 2024 up 371.0% 634th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 5.78 Degrees celsius 2024 down 12.7% 1156th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 50.48 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 119th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 77.15 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 761st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 40.68 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 527th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 28.15 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 624th