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 104th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Population, total 51.38 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 16.41 million (2025)
- Urban population 31.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1266 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 131.38 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1266 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1266 tonnes per person (2024)
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 104th out of 117 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.