Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Uganda
Uganda: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Uganda stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Uganda peaked at 0.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 106th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +39.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Uganda?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Uganda was 0.0% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Uganda ranks 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.