Environment in Zürich 16 indicators covering environment for Zürich. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.1 Percentage change 2025 up 63.3% 481st Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.931 Percentage change 2025 up 68.0% 1066th Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.02 Percentage change 2025 up 67.1% 1166th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 865th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.33 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 1.8% 1253rd Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 565.9 Patents 2022 up 1.1% 25th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.78 Degrees celsius 2024 down 8.8% 829th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 4.97 Degrees celsius 2024 up 29.2% 881st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 20.06 Degrees celsius 2024 down 15.1% 837th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 16.47 Degrees celsius 2024 down 5.1% 649th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -1.5 Degrees celsius 2024 up 67.6% 917th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.46 Degrees celsius 2024 down 11.1% 800th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 51.62 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 99th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 80.03 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 719th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 39.04 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 596th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 38.95 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 280th