Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Uganda
Uganda: Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions was 6.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Uganda, 1983–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 6.3% for annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Uganda peaked at 11.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 1985.
That places Uganda 29th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | -3.3% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 3.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 6.5% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 6.5% compare
- 28 Djibouti 6.5% compare
- 30 Maldives 6.3% compare
- 31 Togo 6.3% compare
- 32 Turkmenistan 6.3% compare
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 annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Uganda?
- Annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Uganda was 6.3% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 1985.
- How does Uganda rank for annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.