Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Uganda
Uganda: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was -3.89 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-3.89 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
135th
of 188 countries
All-time high
687.8 % change on previous year
in 1920
All-time low
-323.77 % change on previous year
in 1906
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Uganda, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Uganda is -3.89 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Uganda peaked at 687.8 % change on previous year in 1920 and was at its lowest, -323.77 % change on previous year, in 1906.
That places Uganda 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -25.43 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -13.24 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 1853 | -10.71 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1854 | -9.2 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1855 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1856 | -9.88 % change on previous year | +279.3% |
| 1857 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 1858 | -8.48 % change on previous year | +115.9% |
| 1859 | 0.3837 % change on previous year | -104.5% |
| 1860 | -6.34 % change on previous year | -1752.4% |
| 1861 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 1862 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -173.2% |
| 1863 | 3.2 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1864 | -8.46 % change on previous year | -364.0% |
| 1865 | -0.0443 % change on previous year | -99.5% |
| 1866 | -5.14 % change on previous year | +11502.9% |
| 1867 | 4.21 % change on previous year | -182.1% |
| 1868 | -7.71 % change on previous year | -282.9% |
| 1869 | -0.7505 % change on previous year | -90.3% |
| 1870 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -961.6% |
| 1871 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1872 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -134.1% |
| 1873 | 6.48 % change on previous year | -471.9% |
| 1874 | 0.3205 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 1875 | -6.86 % change on previous year | -2240.4% |
| 1876 | -0.5743 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 1877 | 6.39 % change on previous year | -1212.1% |
| 1878 | -4.8 % change on previous year | -175.1% |
| 1879 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -166.3% |
| 1880 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1881 | -5.27 % change on previous year | -259.7% |
| 1882 | -3.62 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 1883 | 17.81 % change on previous year | -592.1% |
| 1884 | -12.7 % change on previous year | -171.3% |
| 1885 | -0.9582 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 1886 | 8.12 % change on previous year | -947.0% |
| 1887 | -7.31 % change on previous year | -190.0% |
| 1888 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 1889 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -284.0% |
| 1890 | -17.94 % change on previous year | +683.5% |
| 1891 | -13.43 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1892 | -10.54 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 1893 | -8.87 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1894 | -7.74 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1895 | -6.85 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1896 | -6.26 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1897 | -5.78 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1898 | -5.36 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1899 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1900 | -20.69 % change on previous year | +315.0% |
| 1901 | -25.42 % change on previous year | +22.8% |
| 1902 | -30.79 % change on previous year | +21.1% |
| 1903 | -40.2 % change on previous year | +30.5% |
| 1904 | -60.5 % change on previous year | +50.5% |
| 1905 | -139.45 % change on previous year | +130.5% |
| 1906 | -323.77 % change on previous year | +132.2% |
| 1907 | -70.53 % change on previous year | -78.2% |
| 1908 | -38.1 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 1909 | -26.81 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1910 | 7.72 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
| 1911 | 11.48 % change on previous year | +48.8% |
| 1912 | 12.21 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1913 | 12.65 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1914 | 12.7 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 11.22 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1916 | 10.49 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1917 | 8.9 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1918 | 8.31 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1919 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1920 | 687.8 % change on previous year | +8902.0% |
| 1921 | 82.86 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 1922 | 34.37 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 1923 | 20.64 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 1924 | 14.3 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 1925 | 10.89 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 1926 | 8.55 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 1927 | 7 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1928 | 5.89 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1929 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1930 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 1931 | 0.4555 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1932 | 0.5107 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1933 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +128.1% |
| 1934 | 1.96 % change on previous year | +68.6% |
| 1935 | 0.6545 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1936 | 0.3826 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 1937 | 0.7387 % change on previous year | +93.1% |
| 1938 | 0.8777 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1939 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 1940 | 10.57 % change on previous year | +951.5% |
| 1941 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1942 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 1943 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +44.0% |
| 1944 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1945 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 1946 | -0.6409 % change on previous year | -130.5% |
| 1947 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -459.1% |
| 1948 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1949 | 0.863 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 1950 | 39.88 % change on previous year | +4520.4% |
| 1951 | 17.98 % change on previous year | -54.9% |
| 1952 | 0.949 % change on previous year | -94.7% |
| 1953 | 0.9557 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +277.1% |
| 1955 | 5.93 % change on previous year | +64.5% |
| 1956 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 1957 | -3.11 % change on previous year | -264.0% |
| 1958 | -0.0137 % change on previous year | -99.6% |
| 1959 | 12.46 % change on previous year | -91255.5% |
| 1960 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
| 1961 | 11.45 % change on previous year | -419.4% |
| 1962 | 20.47 % change on previous year | +78.8% |
| 1963 | 90.71 % change on previous year | +343.1% |
| 1964 | -17.91 % change on previous year | -119.7% |
| 1965 | -24.87 % change on previous year | +38.8% |
| 1966 | -15.75 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1967 | -6.57 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 1968 | -8.01 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 1969 | -4.79 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 1970 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 1971 | 2.24 % change on previous year | +107.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7922 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 1973 | -0.7205 % change on previous year | -190.9% |
| 1974 | 9.76 % change on previous year | -1454.2% |
| 1975 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -79.8% |
| 1976 | -17.13 % change on previous year | -967.4% |
| 1977 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 1978 | -12.64 % change on previous year | +602.6% |
| 1979 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 1980 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 1981 | 4.95 % change on previous year | +354.8% |
| 1982 | 48.83 % change on previous year | +885.5% |
| 1983 | -0.0075 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1984 | -11.74 % change on previous year | +156511.4% |
| 1985 | -17 % change on previous year | +44.8% |
| 1986 | -12.83 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1987 | -15.88 % change on previous year | +23.7% |
| 1988 | -5.75 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 1989 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 1990 | -6.51 % change on previous year | -353.9% |
| 1991 | -11.36 % change on previous year | +74.6% |
| 1992 | -7.33 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 1993 | -7.59 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1994 | -7.73 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 1996 | -15.5 % change on previous year | -625.7% |
| 1997 | 12.8 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 1998 | -9.95 % change on previous year | -177.8% |
| 1999 | 54.49 % change on previous year | -647.4% |
| 2000 | -4.39 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 2001 | 14.9 % change on previous year | -439.6% |
| 2002 | 20.34 % change on previous year | +36.5% |
| 2003 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 2004 | -27.47 % change on previous year | +762.7% |
| 2005 | -10.08 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 2006 | -4.34 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 2007 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -229.5% |
| 2008 | -11.14 % change on previous year | -298.3% |
| 2009 | 19.95 % change on previous year | -279.1% |
| 2010 | -5.72 % change on previous year | -128.7% |
| 2011 | -13.13 % change on previous year | +129.5% |
| 2012 | -19.89 % change on previous year | +51.5% |
| 2013 | -16.47 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2014 | -15.62 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2015 | -24.04 % change on previous year | +53.8% |
| 2016 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 2017 | -13.99 % change on previous year | +539.5% |
| 2018 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 2019 | -5.66 % change on previous year | +400.5% |
| 2020 | -7.45 % change on previous year | +31.7% |
| 2021 | -6.39 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2022 | -6.48 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2023 | -4.38 % change on previous year | -32.5% |
| 2024 | -3.89 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's -3.89 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.33 % change on previous year, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's -3.89 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5717 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -156511.4% | -0.0075 % change on previous year | -11.74 % change on previous year |
| 1959 | +91255.5% | -0.0137 % change on previous year | 12.46 % change on previous year |
| 1866 | -11502.9% | -0.0443 % change on previous year | -5.14 % change on previous year |
| 1920 | +8902.0% | 7.64 % change on previous year | 687.8 % change on previous year |
| 1950 | +4520.4% | 0.863 % change on previous year | 39.88 % change on previous year |
| 1875 | -2240.4% | 0.3205 % change on previous year | -6.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -9.23 % change on previous year | -25.43 % change on previous year | 0.3837 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | -2.21 % change on previous year | -8.46 % change on previous year | 4.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.4 % change on previous year | -6.86 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.1675 % change on previous year | -12.7 % change on previous year | 17.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -8.78 % change on previous year | -17.94 % change on previous year | -4.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | -77.63 % change on previous year | -323.77 % change on previous year | -20.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.33 % change on previous year | 7.64 % change on previous year | 12.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 87.79 % change on previous year | 5.56 % change on previous year | 687.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.3826 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.94 % change on previous year | -0.6409 % change on previous year | 10.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.05 % change on previous year | -3.11 % change on previous year | 39.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.12 % change on previous year | -24.87 % change on previous year | 90.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.31 % change on previous year | -17.13 % change on previous year | 9.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5772 % change on previous year | -17 % change on previous year | 48.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4256 % change on previous year | -15.5 % change on previous year | 54.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -27.47 % change on previous year | 20.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.78 % change on previous year | -24.04 % change on previous year | -1.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.72 % change on previous year | -7.45 % change on previous year | -3.89 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 132 Azerbaijan -3.33 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Bulgaria -3.72 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Belize -3.85 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Lesotho -4.02 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Mozambique -4.23 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Syria -4.49 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Uganda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Uganda?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Uganda was -3.89 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 687.8 % change on previous year in 1920.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -323.77 % change on previous year in 1906.
- How does Uganda rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Uganda ranks 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.