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SoE2020: Total annual greenhouse gas emissions
Queensland’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2018 were 171.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) (including the land use, land use change and... -
SoE2020: Change in ground cover levels
Ground cover in grazing lands across Queensland declined in 2019 compared to the long-term mean, broadly reflecting decreased average annual rainfall across the state in recent... -
SoE2020: Agriculture sector greenhouse gas emissions
In 2018, emissions from the agriculture sector contributed 21.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e), or 12% of Queensland’s total emissions. Emissions... -
SoE2020: Extreme weather events (‘hot’ days)
Hot days were more frequent than average at several inland locations over the 2013 to 2018 period. -
SoE2020: Interstate trackable waste received
About 97% of the trackable waste received in Queensland from other Australian states and territories in 2018–19 came from New South Wales. -
SoE2020: Housing diversity in Queensland
Detached dwellings dominate Queensland’s housing stock, however building approvals for high-rise (attached 4+ storeys) dwellings accounted for 19% of all approvals from 1... -
SoE2020: Visibility-reducing particles
While the past 2 decades have seen a downward trend in the number of days with reduced visibility (defined as a visual distance less than 20km) throughout Queensland, there were... -
SoE2020: Trackable waste landfilled
Solid and sludge wastes continue to be the highest category of waste being landfilled in Queensland, accounting for about 64% of all trackable waste to landfill. -
SoE2020: Particulate concentrations
Particle concentrations have exceeded National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure 24-hour average PM10 and PM2.5 standards of 50µg/m3 and 25µg/m3... -
SoE2020: Extreme weather events (days with ‘very heavy rainfall’)
While days with ‘very heavy rainfall’ are rare in parts of south-western Queensland, they are common along Queensland’s north-eastern seaboard. -
SoE2020: Estuarine wetlands within protected areas
Areas of managed protection covering estuarine wetlands in Queensland often overlap. Of Queensland’s estuarine wetlands, 38% are within an area of managed protection. Fish... -
SoE2020: Fragmentation of remnant vegetation
In the most recent 2015–2017 period, the New England Tablelands has experienced the greatest patch density increase (13.4%) and greatest remnant core areas density loss... -
SoE2020: Trackable waste recovered
Putrescible and organic wastes made up 37% of trackable wastes recovered for recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative use in Queensland in 2018–19. -
SoE2020: Broadacre agriculture production
Broadacre agriculture production in Queensland grew 8% from 2013–14 to 2017–18, reaching 35.5 million tonnes in 2017–18, mostly due to increased sugar cane... -
SoE2020: Mean annual temperature
2015 to 2019 was Queensland’s warmest 5-year period on record. -
SoE2020: Change in available soil and land resources
In the 20 years from 1999 to 2019, <0.1% (63,411km2) of the State changed land use, with 3.6% (54,775km2) of land capable of agricultural production became unavailable for... -
SoE2020: Extent of cropping
Queensland grew an average of 3.86 million hectares of crops per year for the last 10 years. Crops can be either summer or winter-growing. Every year, the area of winter crops... -
SoE2020: Extent and rate of change in estuarine wetlands
More than 96% of the pre-European settlement extent of estuarine wetlands in Queensland remained in 2017. Changes in the extent of estuarine wetlands in Queensland have been... -
SoE2020: Extent and rate of change of riparian vegetation
Between 2013 and 2017, woody vegetation has decreased in extent within the riparian zones of South East Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef catchments. Most of the decrease is... -
SoE2020: Volume and load of sewage treatment plants
The annual volume and load of nutrients released from coastal sewage treatment plants into waterways in Queensland has been collected since 2010. In general, we have observed...