SoE2020: Queensland Waste Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 2005-2018

2.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) were emitted by Queensland's waste sector in 2018, representing 2% of the state's total emissions. The dataset, published by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, shows a 1% increase in emissions between 2005 and 2018, with a decline noted since 2013 due to increased landfill gas capture and combustion.

Use Cases

• Modeling waste sector emissions trends based on reported annual totals
• Analyzing the impact of landfill gas capture technologies on emission reductions
• Benchmarking Queensland's waste emissions against other jurisdictions
• Forecasting future emissions under different waste management scenarios

Strengths

• Provides a specific emissions figure (2.6 MtCO2e) for a key sector in 2018
• Includes a clear temporal analysis covering a 13-year period (2005-2018)
• Cites a specific driver (landfill gas capture) for recent emission trends

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing solely on Queensland

Provenance

Source

[email protected], Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Time Range

2005 to 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 14:22:42.953049; freshness should be verified

Geography

Queensland, Australia