Environment and Heritage

Past landcover reporting

We report on changes in landcover each year.

We have been reporting on landcover change annually since 2008, and data on woody vegetation loss is available back to 1988. Over time, monitoring has been undertaken using a range of sensors and reported in a variety of formats.

Data and reports are available. You can also search for specific datasets on the Sharing and Enabling Environmental Data portal.

Previous reports and data

Fire years reports

Fire yearsReportData spreadsheets
2023–24    Fire extent and severity mapping: report for the 2023–24 fire year2023–24 spreadsheet (XLSX 234KB)
2022–23       Fire extent and severity mapping: report for the 2022–23 fire year2022–23 spreadsheet (XLSX 299KB)
2021–22Fire extent and severity mapping: report for the 2021–22 fire year2021–22 spreadsheet (XLSX 290KB)
2020–21,
2016–17
Fire extent and severity mapping annual report for the 2020–21 and 2016–17 fire years2020–21 spreadsheet
2016–17 spreadsheet
2019–20,
2018–19,
2017–18
Fire extent and severity mapping annual report for the 2019–20, 2018–19 and 2017–18 fire years2019–20 spreadsheet (XLSX 378KB) 
2018–19 spreadsheet (XLSX 310KB)
2017–18 spreadsheet (XLS 297KB)