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SoE2020: Extent of endangered, of concern and no concern at present regional...
The area of Queensland is 172.8 million hectares. In 2017, Queensland remnant vegetation covered about 80% of the state, of which 1% had a conservation classification of... -
SoE2020: Riversleigh section of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites World...
The Riversleigh section of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites meets 2 World Heritage natural criteria: major stages of earth's history and ongoing geological processes. -
SoE2020: Land use, land use change and forestry sector greenhouse gas emissions
In 2018, net emissions from the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector contributed 22.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e), or 13% of... -
SoE2020: Underwater cultural heritage (historic ship and aircraft wrecks and...
Since 2018, 14 existing Queensland shipwreck entries were updated and 4 new Queensland shipwrecks entries, 3 new aircraft entries and 2 new artefact entries were added to the... -
SoE2020: Extent and rate of change of remnant native vegetation
The loss of remnant native vegetation in Queensland has been monitored since 1997 and reached a peak during 1999–2000 at which point 0.4% of the state’s remnant... -
SoE2020: Extent and rate of change of freshwater wetland systems
More than 94% of the pre-European settlement extent of freshwater wetlands in Queensland remained in 2017. Changes in the extent of freshwater wetlands have been monitored in... -
SoE2020: Condition of ecological processes in the Great Barrier Reef
The deteriorating condition of many ecological processes has affected the integrity of the Reef’s outstanding universal value. Ecological processes are expected to... -
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: 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: Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage natural criteria
The Wet Tropics of Queensland meets all 4 World Heritage natural criteria, displaying: features of exceptional natural beauty; outstanding examples of the major stages in the... -
SoE2020: Percentage of the network with reliable travel times
The Queensland public transport sector is performing better than the target benchmarks (agreed service levels), particularly in South East Queensland. Public transport patronage... -
SoE2020: Number of litter items for different site types
In 2018–19, the average number of litter items was higher in Queensland than Australia across a majority of site types, particularly at beaches, highways, recreational... -
SoE2020: Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage natural criteria
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia meets 3 World Heritage natural criteria: representing major stages of earth's history; significant ongoing ecological and biological processes;... -
SoE2020: Fraser Island (K'gari) World Heritage natural criteria
Fraser Island (K’gari) meets 3 World Heritage natural criteria: natural phenomena and exceptional natural beauty; representing major stages of earth's history; and... -
SoE2020: Extent and rate of change of protected areas
The protected area estate increased by more than 40,971 hectares between 1 January 2018 and 30 June 2020, and now covers about 8.24% of Queensland. -
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... -
SoE2020: Soil and land resources availability and capability
The majority of the Queensland’s land resource (71% or 1,234,099km2) is mainly suitable for grazing. Only 9% (or 157,696km2) is Class A land, suitable for intensive high-... -
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: Land clearing impact on woody native vegetation
In 2016–2017, 356,000 hectares per year (ha/year) of woody vegetation was cleared, statewide. This represented a 9% decrease from 2015–2016. In 2017–2018,...