Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.0913 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0913 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
96th
of 194 countries
All-time high
11.21 tonnes per person
in 1963
All-time low
-0.3637 tonnes per person
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Uganda, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0913 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Uganda peaked at 11.21 tonnes per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, -0.3637 tonnes per person, in 1909.
Uganda ranks 96th of 194 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 6.65 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 4.92 tonnes per person | -26.1% |
| 1852 | 4.24 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1853 | 3.76 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1854 | 3.4 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1855 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1856 | 2.95 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1857 | 2.82 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1858 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1859 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1861 | 2.27 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1862 | 2.33 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1863 | 2.39 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1864 | 2.17 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1865 | 2.16 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1866 | 2.04 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1867 | 2.11 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1868 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1869 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1870 | 2.02 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1871 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1872 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1873 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1874 | 2.18 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1876 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1877 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1878 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1879 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1880 | 2.09 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1881 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1882 | 1.89 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1883 | 2.21 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1884 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1885 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1886 | 2.02 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1887 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1888 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1890 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 1891 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1892 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1893 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1894 | 0.9641 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1895 | 0.8977 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1896 | 0.8411 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1897 | 0.7921 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1898 | 0.7492 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1899 | 0.7125 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1900 | 0.5664 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1901 | 0.424 tonnes per person | -25.1% |
| 1902 | 0.2949 tonnes per person | -30.4% |
| 1903 | 0.1775 tonnes per person | -39.8% |
| 1904 | 0.0706 tonnes per person | -60.2% |
| 1905 | -0.028 tonnes per person | -139.7% |
| 1906 | -0.1196 tonnes per person | +326.6% |
| 1907 | -0.2052 tonnes per person | +71.7% |
| 1908 | -0.2853 tonnes per person | +39.0% |
| 1909 | -0.3637 tonnes per person | +27.5% |
| 1910 | -0.3371 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1911 | -0.2993 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1912 | -0.2632 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1913 | -0.23 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1914 | -0.2009 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1915 | -0.1785 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1916 | -0.1598 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1917 | -0.1457 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1918 | -0.1338 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1919 | -0.1234 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1920 | 0.7213 tonnes per person | -684.5% |
| 1921 | 1.31 tonnes per person | +81.1% |
| 1922 | 1.73 tonnes per person | +32.6% |
| 1923 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1924 | 2.31 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1925 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1926 | 2.69 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1927 | 2.83 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1928 | 2.95 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1929 | 3.06 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1930 | 3.1 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1931 | 3.06 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 3.04 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1933 | 3.03 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 3.05 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1935 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 2.99 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1937 | 2.97 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1938 | 2.96 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1939 | 2.94 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 3.21 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1941 | 3.41 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1942 | 3.39 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1943 | 3.38 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1944 | 3.37 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1945 | 3.38 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 3.3 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1947 | 3.32 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 3.32 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1949 | 3.28 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1950 | 4.49 tonnes per person | +36.9% |
| 1951 | 5.16 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1952 | 5.06 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 4.97 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 5.01 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 5.15 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 5.1 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 4.8 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1958 | 4.67 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 5.1 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1960 | 4.77 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1961 | 5.17 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1962 | 6.05 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 11.21 tonnes per person | +85.2% |
| 1964 | 8.93 tonnes per person | -20.3% |
| 1965 | 6.51 tonnes per person | -27.1% |
| 1966 | 5.32 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 4.82 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 4.3 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 3.97 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 3.89 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 3.87 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 3.8 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 3.69 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 3.95 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 3.92 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 3.17 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 3.03 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 2.58 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 2.6 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.57 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 2.64 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 3.85 tonnes per person | +45.4% |
| 1983 | 3.75 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 3.22 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 2.6 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1986 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 1988 | 1.64 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 1.63 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.902 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9036 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7431 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8143 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7117 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +49.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9863 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8463 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 0.739 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6865 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7041 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6075 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7076 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6478 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5465 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4253 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3452 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2828 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2083 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1971 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1637 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1564 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1427 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1277 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1158 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1051 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0977 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0913 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0913 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828 tonnes per person, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0913 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 | +684.5% | -0.1234 tonnes per person | 0.7213 tonnes per person |
| 1906 | -326.6% | -0.028 tonnes per person | -0.1196 tonnes per person |
| 1905 | -139.7% | 0.0706 tonnes per person | -0.028 tonnes per person |
| 1963 | +85.2% | 6.05 tonnes per person | 11.21 tonnes per person |
| 1921 | +81.1% | 0.7213 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person |
| 1907 | -71.7% | -0.1196 tonnes per person | -0.2052 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.71 tonnes per person | 2.56 tonnes per person | 6.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.07 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.95 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9925 tonnes per person | 0.7125 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0532 tonnes per person | -0.3637 tonnes per person | 0.5664 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.2072 tonnes per person | -0.3371 tonnes per person | -0.1234 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.22 tonnes per person | 0.7213 tonnes per person | 3.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.02 tonnes per person | 2.94 tonnes per person | 3.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.34 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.95 tonnes per person | 4.49 tonnes per person | 5.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.11 tonnes per person | 3.97 tonnes per person | 11.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.45 tonnes per person | 2.58 tonnes per person | 3.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.59 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 3.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes per person | 0.7117 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8861 tonnes per person | 0.6075 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3116 tonnes per person | 0.1427 tonnes per person | 0.6478 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1075 tonnes per person | 0.0913 tonnes per person | 0.1277 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Uganda?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Uganda was 0.0913 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.21 tonnes per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3637 tonnes per person in 1909.
- How does Uganda rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Uganda ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.