Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Uganda
Uganda: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 5,463 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Uganda, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 5,463 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Uganda peaked at 31,541 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,463 kt, in 2021.
That places Uganda 33rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,947 kt | — |
| 1991 | 27,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 27,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12,214 kt | -56.3% |
| 2002 | 12,214 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,214 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,214 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,214 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,214 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,214 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12,214 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,214 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,214 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12,225 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12,225 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,225 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12,225 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,225 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31,541 kt | +158.0% |
| 2017 | 31,541 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31,541 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31,541 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31,541 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,463 kt | -82.7% |
| 2022 | 5,463 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,463 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,463 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5,463 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,947 kt | 27,947 kt | 27,947 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,787 kt | 12,214 kt | 27,947 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,950 kt | 12,214 kt | 31,541 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,810 kt | 5,463 kt | 31,541 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Uganda?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Uganda was 5,463 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 31,541 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,463 kt in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Uganda ranks 33rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).