Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Uganda
Uganda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0 tonnes in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Uganda, 2005–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Uganda stood at 0 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Uganda peaked at 0 tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 2005.
Uganda ranks 170th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 167 Gabon 7,954 tonnes compare
- 168 Burkina Faso 4,823 tonnes compare
- 170 Andorra 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Aruba 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Curacao 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Saint Helena 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Samoa 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Togo 0 tonnes compare
- 170 Tonga 0 tonnes 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Uganda?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Uganda was 0 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 2005.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Uganda ranks 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.