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What is Mt CO₂-e? Emissions are a combination of gases. Most are Carbon Dioxide (CO₂). The other gases are measured as a Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO₂-e) based on the amount of heat they trap in the atmosphere. They’re measured in Million Tonnes (Mt).

Total and Target

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Explainer

Queensland has its own emissions reduction targets. They are:

  • 2030 Target: 30% lower than 2005
  • 2050 Target: Net 0 Mt CO₂-e

Queensland's 2030 target is less ambitious than the federal target, which is 43%.

This data helps you track progress. 

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Data

Total and Target

Queensland

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2012-13 181.9 10.9% 5.2%
2013-14 174.3 4.2% 9.2%
2014-15 169.7 2.7% 11.6%
2015-16 156.1 8.0% 18.7%
2016-17 168.4 7.9% 12.3%
2017-18 165.7 1.6% 13.7%
2018-19 157.1 5.2% 18.2%
2019-20 151.1 3.8% 21.3%
2020-21 143.3 5.2% 25.3%

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Total and Target

Queensland

Comparison

Total and Target

Queensland

Energy - Total

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Energy - Total

Queensland

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2012-13 44.8 4.1% 5.9%
2013-14 42.7 4.6% 10.2%
2014-15 48.2 12.9% 1.4%
2015-16 50.2 4.0% 5.5%
2016-17 51.2 2.0% 7.6%
2017-18 53.1 3.9% 11.8%
2018-19 51.7 2.7% 8.7%
2019-20 49.4 4.4% 4.0%
2020-21 46.9 5.0% 1.3%

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Energy - Total

Queensland

Transport

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Transport

Queensland

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2012-13 21.2 0.6% 18.6%
2013-14 21.0 0.7% 17.7%
2014-15 21.2 0.8% 18.7%
2015-16 22.2 4.9% 24.5%
2016-17 22.3 0.4% 25.0%
2017-18 23.7 6.0% 32.5%
2018-19 23.6 0.3% 32.1%
2019-20 22.1 6.5% 23.6%
2020-21 21.7 1.4% 21.8%

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Transport

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New South Wales

Agriculture

AGRICULTURE

Data

Agriculture

Queensland

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2012-13 23.6 3.7% 4.9%
2013-14 23.8 1.2% 6.2%
2014-15 21.3 10.6% 5.1%
2015-16 20.8 2.2% 7.2%
2016-17 21.2 1.6% 5.7%
2017-18 22.6 6.7% 0.6%
2018-19 21.4 5.4% 4.8%
2019-20 19.8 7.3% 11.7%
2020-21 20.5 3.2% 8.9%

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Agriculture

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New South Wales

Fugitive Emissions

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Fugitive Emissions

Queensland

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2012-13 16.9 5.0% 30.0%
2013-14 16.1 4.7% 23.9%
2014-15 19.4 20.7% 49.6%
2015-16 20.3 4.5% 56.4%
2016-17 19.9 2.0% 53.2%
2017-18 21.3 7.3% 64.3%
2018-19 20.3 5.1% 55.9%
2019-20 21.7 7.0% 66.8%
2020-21 20.4 5.9% 56.9%

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Fugitive Emissions

Queensland

Industrial Processes

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Industrial Processes

Queensland

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2012-13 5.1 8.5% 0.4%
2013-14 5.4 5.9% 5.5%
2014-15 5.4 0.5% 6.0%
2015-16 5.3 1.0% 4.9%
2016-17 5.1 3.6% 1.1%
2017-18 5.4 5.3% 6.5%
2018-19 6.0 10.7% 17.8%
2019-20 5.8 3.9% 13.2%
2020-21 5.8 1.2% 14.6%

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Industrial Processes

Queensland

Waste

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Waste

Queensland

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2012-13 3.2 7.6% 14.4%
2013-14 3.0 5.6% 8.0%
2014-15 3.1 1.3% 9.4%
2015-16 3.1 1.4% 10.9%
2016-17 3.0 5.0% 5.4%
2017-18 3.1 4.4% 10.1%
2018-19 3.1 1.6% 11.8%
2019-20 3.3 6.4% 19.0%
2020-21 3.1 8.4% 9.0%

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Waste

Queensland

Land Use

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Land Use

Queensland

YEAR

Mt CO₂-e

NET

v 2005

2012-13 46.8 55.4% 29.3%
2013-14 41.6 11.1% 37.1%
2014-15 30.1 27.7% 54.5%
2015-16 12.1 59.8% 81.7%
2016-17 21.8 80.0% 67.1%
2017-18 11.3 48.3% 83.0%
2018-19 6.0 47.1% 91.0%
2019-20 3.9 35.5% 94.2%
2020-21 -0.81 121.0% 101.2%

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Land Use

Queensland

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