Environment in Yakima 13 indicators covering environment for Yakima. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.6 Percentage change 2025 up 50.0% 535th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.13 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 7.1% 275th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 0.9 Patents 2022 down 60.9% 779th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 35.47 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.1% 273rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 2.45 Degrees celsius 2024 down 29.6% 1182nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 24.28 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.4% 453rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 12.35 Degrees celsius 2024 up 9.3% 1202nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -5.07 Degrees celsius 2024 up 16.3% 1219th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 3.01 Degrees celsius 2024 up 6.9% 1323rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 6.47 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1181st Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 52.44 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1144th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 15.46 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1306th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 6.08 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1316th