List of Charts
Air and atmosphere
Air quality
- Figure A1.1: Number of days exceeding AAQ NEPM 24-hour standard for particles (PM10) in NSW, 2013–23
- Figure A1.2: Number of days exceeding AAQ NEPM 24-hour standard for particles (PM2.5M) in NSW, 2013–23
- Figure A1.3: Number of days exceeding the new 8-hour AAQ NEPM standard for ozone (O3) in NSW GMR, 2013–23
Greenhouse gas emissions
- Figure A2.1: Global greenhouse gas emissions of CO2 from fossil fuels and land usage change, 1850–2021
- Figure A2.2: Global greenhouse gas emissions (Gt CO2-e), 1990–2021
- Figure A2.3: Australian net greenhouse gas emissions (Mt CO2-e), 1990–2022
- Figure A2.4: Net NSW greenhouse gas emissions (Mt CO2-e), 1990–2022
- Figure A2.5: Change in NSW energy emissions relative to population and gross state product, 1990–2022
- Figure A2.6: NSW greenhouse gas emissions by type of gas (Mt CO2-e), 2005–22
Biodiversity
Animals
- Figure B2.1: Number of threatened animal species listings in NSW 1995–2024
- Figure B2.2: Number of native mammal species that have declined in distribution or become extinct in the past 200 years
- Figure B2.3: Regional koala occupancy at monitoring sites, 2015–21
- Figure B2.4: Yellow-bellied glider occupancy at monitoring sites, 2015–21
- Figure B2.5: Eastern forest bat (Vespadelus pumilus) density, 1999–2020
- Figure B2.6: Percentage of native bird species that have declined in the past 200 years
- Figure B2.7: Threatened Bird Index 2023, showing population trends 2000–2020 across bird species in NSW
Plants
- Figure B1.1: Clearing of native woody vegetation for agriculture and infrastructure in NSW, from 2009 to 2022
- Figure B1.2: Cumulative native woody vegetation clearing for agriculture and infrastructure in NSW, from 2009 to 2022
- Figure B1.3: Rates of native forest harvesting in NSW, from 2009 to 2022
- Figure B1.4: NSW woody canopy cover, 2000–2023
Climate
Climate change
- Figure C1.1: Historical and projected average temperature changes in NSW
- Figure C1.2: Projected changes (∆, difference between 2080–99 and 1990–2009) in mean near-surface air temperature
- Figure C1.3: Average annual rainfall in NSW, 1990–2023
- Figure C1.4: Projected changes (∆, difference between 2080–99 and 1990–2009) in mean precipitation
- Figure C1.5: Measured historical annual mean sea level at the Port Kembla Baseline Sea Level Monitoring Station, 1991–2023
- Figure C1.6: Projected mean sea level rise at Port Kembla using IPCC AR6 modelling (SSP-RCP) for different greenhouse gas emission levels
- Figure C1.7: Annual sea surface temperature change in the Tasman Sea, 1900–2023
- Figure C1.8: Heat-related presentations in hospital emergency departments in NSW from July 2014 to June 2023
Extreme climate and weather
- Figure C2.1: Projected changes (difference ∆ between 2080–99 and 1990–2009) in daily 99th percentile of precipitation (%)
- Figure C2.2: Projected changes (difference ∆ between 2080–99 and 1990–2009) in ‘hot days’
- Figure C2.3: Projected changes (difference between 2080–99 and 1990–2009) in the number of extreme fire activity days
- Figure C2.4: Area of NSW in drought from 2000 to early 2024
Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020–2030
- Figure C3.1: Net Australian greenhouse gas emissions (Mt CO2-e), historical (2005–21) and projected (2022–35) under the ‘with additional measures’ scenario
- Figure C3.2: Net NSW greenhouse gas emissions (Mt CO2-e), historical (2005–21) and projected (2022–50) under the ‘abatement as currently tracking’ scenario
- Figure C3.3: Cumulative NSW greenhouse gas emissions, 2005–50
- Figure C3.4: NSW greenhouse gas emissions (Mt CO2-e), historical (2020–21) and projected (2029–30) proportions by sector under the ‘abatement as currently tracking’ scenario
- Figure C3.5: Comparison of ‘business-as-usual’, ‘abatement as originally designed’ and ‘abatement as currently tracking’ emissions projections
Drivers
Economic activity and the environment
- Figure D2.1: Economic growth (annual percentage change in real gross state product), 1990–91 to 2022–23
- Figure D2.2: Sectors of the NSW economy (share of gross state product), 2022–23
- Figure D2.3: Relative change (%) in economic performance, population, energy consumption and carbon emissions in NSW, 1989–90 to 2022–23
- Figure D2.4: Relative change (%) in NSW economic performance, emissions and energy intensity 1990–1991 to 2021–2022
Population and the environment
- Figure D1.1: Population change in NSW, Greater Sydney and regional NSW, 2014–23
- Figure D1.2: Percentage of single and multiple dwellings
- Figure D1.3: Age profile of Greater Sydney and regional NSW, 2023
- Figure D1.4: NSW population growth compared with trends in energy, greenhouse gas emissions, transport, water and waste, 2006–23
Land
Protected areas and conservation
SOE-161 topic testing
Soil condition
People and industry
Contaminated sites
- Figure P5.1: Net number of EPA-regulated contaminated sites in the period, 2005–23
- Figure P5.2: Contaminated sites where regulation was ended, 2005–23
- Figure P5.3 Cumulative total of sites regulated and number of sites where regulation was ended, 2005–23
- Figure P5.4: Newly regulated sites by contamination type, 2005–23
- Figure P5.5: Cumulative total of newly regulated sites by contamination type, 2005–23
Energy consumption
- Figure P1.1: Primary energy consumption by fuel type in NSW, 2008–09 to 2022–23
- Figure P1.2: Final energy consumption for each sector by fuel type in NSW and the ACT, 2022–23
- Figure P1.3: Final energy consumption by sector in NSW and the ACT, 1993–94 to 2022–23
- Figure P1.4: Historical and forecast grid electricity consumption in NSW and the ACT, 2000–2053
- Figure P1.5: Renewable fuel sources for NSW electricity, 2008–09 to 2022–23
Transport
- Figure P2.1: Historic trends in NSW transport emissions compared with key NSW statistics, 1990–2022
- Figure P2.2: Emissions by transport sector in 2021–22
- Figure P2.3: Animals involved in road collisions that caused human injury or death, 2017–23
- Figure P2.4: Number of rescues due to motor vehicle collisions, 2018–19 to 2022–23
- Figure P2.5: Total trips for various purposes on an average weekday in Sydney, 2019–20 and 2022–23
- Figure P2.6: Percentage of urban homes within 30 minutes of their nearest metropolitan centre using active or public transport
- Figure P2.7: Percentage of regional residents with access to day-return to regional centres
- Figure P2.8: Trips by mode across Sydney on an average weekday, 2012–13 to 2022–23
- Figure P2.9: Public transport patronage by mode across the Opal network, 2016–2023
- Figure P2.10: Public transport as a percentage of all trips* in Sydney, 2013–14 to 2022–23
- Figure P2.11: Vehicle kilometres travelled in NSW from 2004 to 2023
- Figure P2.12: How vehicles are powered in NSW, January 2024
- Figure P2.13: Trends in electric vehicle registrations in NSW, 2021–2024
Waste and recycling
- Figure P4.1: Waste generated (by waste stream); total (megatonnes/year) and per capita (tonnes/year), 2015–16 to 2022–23
- Figure P4.2: Total waste disposed of and recycled (megatonnes/year), 2015–16 to 2022–23
- Figure P4.3: Waste disposed of and recycled (by waste stream), total (megatonnes/year) and per capita (tonnes/year), 2015–16 to 2022–23
- Figure P4.4: Proportion of NSW households (%) with access to a food and organics service, 2016–17 to 2022–23
- Figure P4.5: NSW average for litter density, 2018–19 to 2022–23
- Figure P4.6: Composition of the NSW marine litter stream, 2022–23
- Figure P4.7: NSW Container Deposit Scheme (Return and Earn) recovery rate, December 2017 to June 2024
- Figure P4.8: Composition of illegally dumped waste, 2022–23
- Figure P4.9: Illegal dumping incidents recorded by RIDonline by waste type, 2016–17 to 2022–23
- Figure P4.10: Controlled waste generation (megatonnes) in NSW, 2006–07 to 2022–23
Water use
- Figure P3.3: Accessible volumes of water (GL) in major NSW dam storages, as at 30 June 2024, from 2015 to 2022
- Figure P3.4: NSW storage level profiles between 2000 and 2024
- Figure P3.5: Water use (GL) by licensed users in major NSW regulated valleys from 1999–2000 to 2022–23
- Figure P3.7: Growth in water for the environment shares in NSW (GL)
- Figure P3.9: Annual per property residential water consumption for local water utilities, Sydney Water and Hunter Water from 2004–05 to 2022–23 (kL)
Waters
Coastal and marine
- Figure W3.1a: Mangrove area (ha) in NSW estuaries remapped within the past three years
- Figure W3.1b: Mangrove area (ha) in NSW estuaries remapped within the past three years
- Figure W3.1c: Mangrove area (ha) in NSW estuaries remapped within the past three years
- Figure W3.2a: Saltmarsh area (ha) in NSW estuaries remapped within the past three years
- Figure W3.2b Saltmarsh area (ha) in NSW estuaries remapped within the past three years
- Figure W3.2c Saltmarsh area (ha) in NSW estuaries remapped within the past three years
- Figure W3.2d Saltmarsh area (ha) in NSW estuaries remapped within the past three years
- Figure W3.3a: Area (ha) of Posidonia australis in NSW estuaries remapped within the past five years
- Figure W3.3b: Area (ha) of Posidonia australis in NSW estuaries remapped within the past five years
- Figure W3.3c: Area (ha) of Posidonia australis in NSW estuaries remapped within the past five years
- Figure W3.4a: Area (ha) of transient seagrasses in NSW estuaries remapped within the past five years