Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Uganda
Uganda: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
74th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 1963
All-time low
-0.0%
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Uganda, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Uganda is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Uganda peaked at 1.3% in 1963 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1909.
Uganda ranks 74th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.7% | — |
| 1851 | 0.5% | -28.3% |
| 1852 | 0.4% | -16.1% |
| 1853 | 0.4% | -11.3% |
| 1854 | 0.3% | -10.4% |
| 1855 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 1856 | 0.3% | -10.4% |
| 1857 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 1858 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| 1859 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 1860 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 1861 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.3% | +5.9% |
| 1863 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 1864 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
| 1865 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 1866 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 1867 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 1868 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 1869 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 1871 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 1872 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 1873 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 1874 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1875 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 1876 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1877 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1878 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 1879 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 1881 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 1882 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1883 | 0.2% | +15.9% |
| 1884 | 0.2% | -12.8% |
| 1885 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1886 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 1887 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 1888 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1889 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -23.5% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -15.3% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -9.6% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -21.3% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -27.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -31.4% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -40.7% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -61.4% |
| 1905 | -0.0% | -139.2% |
| 1906 | -0.0% | +317.9% |
| 1907 | -0.0% | +70.4% |
| 1908 | -0.0% | +36.8% |
| 1909 | -0.0% | +24.8% |
| 1910 | -0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1911 | -0.0% | -10.9% |
| 1912 | -0.0% | -10.4% |
| 1913 | -0.0% | -11.8% |
| 1914 | -0.0% | -12.8% |
| 1915 | -0.0% | -9.8% |
| 1916 | -0.0% | -10.2% |
| 1917 | -0.0% | -7.2% |
| 1918 | -0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1919 | -0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -639.6% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +75.2% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +32.5% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +18.0% |
| 1924 | 0.2% | +15.5% |
| 1925 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | +6.9% |
| 1928 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.3% | +8.5% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 1942 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 1943 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 1946 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1948 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 0.4% | +19.5% |
| 1951 | 0.4% | +9.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 1958 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 1960 | 0.5% | +10.1% |
| 1961 | 0.5% | +11.2% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | +28.8% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | +95.8% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -21.6% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | -13.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +57.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -21.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -20.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +59.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +639.6% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1906 | -317.9% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -139.2% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | +95.8% | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| 1921 | +75.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Uganda
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Uganda?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Uganda was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1963.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1909.
- How does Uganda rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Uganda ranks 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.