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SoE2015: Industrial processes sector greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions from the industrial processes sector increased 11% between 2005 and 2014 due largely to increased use of replacements for ozone-depleting substances. -
SoE2020: Coastal hazard erosion prone area
Coastal erosion continues to impact the Queensland coast, with several major incidents at developed areas. -
SoE2015: Erosion prone area
Coastal erosion continues to impact the Queensland coast, with several major incidents at developed areas. -
SoE2017: Visibility-reducing particles
While the past decade has seen a downward trend in the number of days with reduced visibility throughout Queensland, significantly more days were affected in 2009 and 2011, and... -
SoE2017: Threatened flora species numbers
The number of flora species listed as threatened (‘vulnerable’, ‘endangered’ or ‘extinct in the wild’) in Queensland increased by 275 between 2007 and 2017. -
SoE2017: Fugitive emissions sector greenhouse gas emissions
Total fugitive emissions increased 79% between 2005 and 2016 in line with growing coal and gas production. -
SoE2015: Trackable waste recovered
In 2014-2015, 52% of the trackable waste (by waste amount) recovered (which includes recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative use of the waste) in Queensland was in... -
SoE2015: Threatened flora species numbers
The number of flora species listed as threatened (‘vulnerable’, ‘endangered’ or ‘extinct in the wild’) in Queensland increased by 275 between 2007 and 2015. -
SoE2015: Threatened fauna species numbers
The number of fauna species listed as threatened (vulnerable, endangered or extinct in the wild) in Queensland increased by 61 between 2007 and 2015. -
SoE2015: Fugitive emissions sector greenhouse gas emissions
Total fugitive emissions increased 38% between 2005 and 2014 in line with increasing coal and gas production. -
SoE2015: Broad vegetation groups within protected areas
Queensland's current remnant vegetation extent covers 80% of the state: 9% of this remnant vegetation is within protected areas. -
Air Quality Monitoring - 2016 (grouped by pollutant)
Annual hourly air quality and meteorological data by pollutant for the 2016 calendar year. For more information on air quality, including live air data, please visit... -
SoE2020: Per capita waste generation
Queensland households generated an average of 514kg of waste per capita in 2018–19. -
SoE2020: Increase in heavy vehicles
Almost 10 times the number of light commercial vehicles were on-road in Queensland compared with heavy freight vehicles as at 30 June 2019. The number of registered... -
SoE2020: Nitrogen dioxide concentrations
Levels of nitrogen dioxide across Queensland are consistently well below the National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure annual and 1-hour average standards of... -
SoE2020: Lead concentrations
Routine monitoring of lead in air is no longer undertaken in South East Queensland due to the low ambient concentrations following removal of lead in petrol. Lead monitoring... -
SoE2015: Household waste landfilled
The amount of domestic kerbside waste sent to landfill decreased from about 1.28 million tonnes in 2012-2013 to about 1.21 million tonnes in 2014-2015. -
SoE2017: Land clearing impact on woody native vegetation
In 2015–2016, 395,000 hectares per year (ha/year) of woody vegetation was cleared, statewide. -
SoE2017: Household waste landfilled
The amount of domestic kerbside waste sent to landfill increased from about 1.21 million tonnes in 2014–2015 to about 1.26 million tonnes in 2016–2017. -
SoE2017: Extent and rate of change of protected areas
The protected area estate increased by half a million hectares between 2015–2017 and now covers approximately 8.2% of Queensland