Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Uganda
Uganda: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Uganda, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Uganda stood at 0.0601 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
That places Uganda 163rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0337 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0176 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0525 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0611 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0456 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0886 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0802 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0528 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0506 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0428 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0591 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0441 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0356 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0474 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0491 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0425 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0578 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0606 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0562 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0662 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0617 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0641 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 160 Malawi 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 162 Ethiopia 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 164 Switzerland 0.0589 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Uganda?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Uganda was 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ in 1970.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Uganda rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Uganda ranks 163rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).