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Queensland 2019/pre-clear wetland extent percentages

based on a comparison of 2019 metadata and pre-clear metadata wetland mapping

2019/pre-clear wetland extent percentage by Queensland metadata
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Queensland Wetland extent percentage 2019/pre-clear by system Total percentage
intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) lacustrine (natural) palustrine (natural) riverine
All 94.8% 99.4% 93.2% 93.8% 95.8%
Queensland 94.8% 99.4% 93.2% 93.8% 95.8%

Disclaimer

All figures exclude artificial and highly modified wetlands.

The total percentage figure includes slightly modified wetlands.

Figures do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
(e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).

All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.

Figures may change over time as mapping approaches improve.

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2022) Queensland 2019/pre-clear wetland extent percentages, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-pre-clear-percent/queensland.html

Queensland Government
WetlandInfo   —   Department of Environment, Science and Innovation