Pollution in New Orleans, LA, United States

Air pollution data from World Health Organization
PM₁₀	17
PM_2.5	7
PM₁₀ Pollution Level:	Low

Air Pollution	33.50	Low
Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility	50.57	Moderate
Dissatisfaction with Garbage Disposal	47.09	Moderate
Dirty and Untidy	71.02	High
Noise and Light Pollution	55.36	Moderate
Water Pollution	73.26	High
Dissatisfaction with Spending Time in the City	27.60	Low
Dissatisfaction with Green and Parks in the City	23.26	Low

Purity and Cleanliness in New Orleans, LA, United States

Air quality	66.50	High
Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility	49.43	Moderate
Garbage Disposal Satisfaction	52.91	Moderate
Clean and Tidy	28.98	Low
Quiet and No Problem with Night Lights	44.64	Moderate
Water Quality	26.74	Low
Comfortable to Spend Time in the City	72.40	High
Quality of Green and Parks	76.74	High

Contributors: 52

Last update: 6 February 2026

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

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