Environment in Wollongong 13 indicators covering environment for Wollongong. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 7 Percentage change 2025 up 40.0% 51st Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 537th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 3.5 Patents 2022 down 67.9% 600th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 29.27 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.3% 780th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 15.44 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.7% 294th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 21.67 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.8% 662nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 17.03 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.4% 595th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 9.11 Degrees celsius 2024 up 10.2% 159th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 12.93 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.6% 252nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 5.49 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1211th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 54.47 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1079th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 55.98 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 211th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 48.69 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 183rd