Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Uganda
Uganda: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 0.1809 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1809 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
118th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.1908 tonnes per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.0731 tonnes per person
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Uganda, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Uganda is 0.1809 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Uganda peaked at 0.1908 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0731 tonnes per person, in 1994.
That places Uganda 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0747 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0736 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0743 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0793 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0731 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0818 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0798 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0816 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0893 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1231 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1146 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1043 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1161 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1006 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1058 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1221 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1337 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1471 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1463 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1591 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1736 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1827 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1582 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1629 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1729 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1719 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1755 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1893 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1862 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1807 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1683 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1866 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1908 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1809 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.1809 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2058 tonnes per person, 88% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.1809 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0831 tonnes per person | 0.0731 tonnes per person | 0.1231 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.125 tonnes per person | 0.1006 tonnes per person | 0.1591 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1754 tonnes per person | 0.1582 tonnes per person | 0.1893 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1816 tonnes per person | 0.1683 tonnes per person | 0.1908 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 115 Rwanda 0.252 tonnes per person compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 0.2519 tonnes per person compare
- 117 Madagascar 0.2058 tonnes per person compare
- 119 Ethiopia 0.1806 tonnes per person compare
- 120 Malawi 0.1532 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Uganda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Uganda?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Uganda was 0.1809 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1908 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0731 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does Uganda rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Uganda ranks 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.