Environment in Wichita 13 indicators covering environment for Wichita. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.6 Percentage change 2025 down 246.0% 1278th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 407th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 0.2 Patents 2021 down 83.3% 848th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 41.12 Degrees celsius 2024 down 3.1% 77th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 15.76 Degrees celsius 2024 down 7.6% 286th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 30.11 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.3% 183rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 22.29 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.6% 117th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -1.02 Degrees celsius 2024 up 69.2% 858th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 11.2 Degrees celsius 2024 up 25.8% 372nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 8.79 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1111th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 58.97 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1009th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 16.63 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1286th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 8.6 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1177th