State of the environment soil quality monitoring, 2018–2025: state and trends

Published: 13 Jul 2026

This report summarises national state and trends of soil quality and trace element metrics up to 2025.
Reference:
CR 713
Pages:
76
File type:
PDF
File size:
9.5 MB
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The analysis uses the recently developed reference ranges.

The report finds similar results as previous updates:

  • low total carbon in cropping soils
  • high plant-available phosphorus in many land uses
  • evidence of widespread soil compaction.