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SoE2020: Stationary energy sector greenhouse gas emissions
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In 2018, emissions from the stationary energy sector remained Queensland’s largest source of emissions, contributing 77.64 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent... -
SoE2020: Evaporation rate
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Annual evaporation is typically much higher in inland parts of Queensland than in coastal and sub-coastal areas. -
SoE2015: Extent and rate of change in estuarine wetlands
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More than 96% of the pre-European settlement extent of estuarine wetlands in Queensland remained in 2013. -
SoE2015: Riversleigh section of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites World...
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The Riversleigh section of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites meets two World Heritage natural criteria -
SoE2017: Threatened flora species numbers
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The number of flora species listed as threatened (‘vulnerable’, ‘endangered’ or ‘extinct in the wild’) in Queensland increased by 275 between 2007 and 2017. -
SoE2015: Major threats to fauna species
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Sixty-eight major threats have been identified that impact on Queensland threatened fauna. -
SoE2020: Change in rural land use extent
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Since 1999, the proportion of Queensland that is rural land not settled has increased by 6.9 million hectares (ha) (or 34.26%). Cape York Natural Resource Management (NRM)... -
SoE2017: Interstate commercial and industrial waste received
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In 2016–2017, about 23,000t of commercial and industrial waste generated interstate was transported to Queensland landfills for disposal. -
SoE2020: Extent of endangered, of concern and no concern at present regional...
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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... -
SoE2017: Percentage of the network with reliable travel times
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The Queensland public transport sector is performing better than the target benchmarks, particularly in South East Queensland -
SoE2020: Southern Oscillation Index
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A strong El Niño occurred from mid-2015 to early 2016, followed by predominantly ENSO-neutral conditions. -
SoE2020: Annual rainfall
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Drier than normal conditions prevailed across large parts of Queensland over the period from 2013 to 2019, with many areas experiencing drought. -
SoE2015: Interstate construction and demolition waste received
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About 259,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste generated interstate was transported to Queensland landfills for disposal in 2014-2015. -
SoE2020: Per capita waste generation
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Queensland households generated an average of 514kg of waste per capita in 2018–19. -
SoE2020: Horticulture production
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Total Queensland horticulture production increased 10% from 1.07 million tonnes in 2013–14 to 1.18 million tonnes in 2017–18, with a peak in production at 1.21... -
SoE2015: Fraser Island World Heritage natural criteria
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Fraser Island meets three World Heritage natural criteria -
SoE2015: Agriculture sector greenhouse gas emissions
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Emissions from the agriculture sector have increased 6% between 2005 and 2014 mainly due to an increase in livestock numbers. -
SoE2015: Cultural heritage places
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No new places have been recorded on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage register since 2009. -
SoE2017: Household waste recovered or recycled
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Between 2012–2013 and 2016–2017 the amounts of glass and plastic sent for recycling by councils increased by about 22,600t and 6,500t respectively, while the amount... -
SoE2017: Nitrogen dioxide concentrations
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Since 1993, there have been no exceedances of the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards and no clear trends over the past decade.