Environment in New Orleans 13 indicators covering environment for New Orleans. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.5 Percentage change 2025 down 266.7% 526th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.68 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 down 5.6% 60th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 54.7 Patents 2022 up 8.5% 193rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 31.31 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.0% 559th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 16.01 Degrees celsius 2024 down 3.6% 282nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 25.17 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.2% 398th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 24.76 Degrees celsius 2024 up 3.2% 24th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 8.53 Degrees celsius 2024 down 19.9% 176th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 17.38 Degrees celsius 2024 up 4.6% 94th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 14.15 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 898th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 53.7 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1100th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 21.78 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1176th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 8.16 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1203rd