emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0714 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uganda, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0714 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.104 tonnes per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0714 tonnes per person, in 2022.
Uganda ranks 50th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0995 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1004 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1014 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1022 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.103 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.104 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1035 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1028 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1022 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1017 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1021 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1026 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1006 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0975 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0929 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0913 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0935 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0936 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0971 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.103 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1024 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1013 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0997 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0988 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0981 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0971 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0955 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0937 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0927 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0956 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0957 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0958 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0889 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0988 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.098 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0947 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0905 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0878 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0869 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0895 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0877 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0861 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0842 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0828 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0817 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0809 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0805 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0797 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0793 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0786 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0798 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.079 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0768 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0744 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0755 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0751 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0749 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0746 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0716 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0729 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0733 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0714 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0714 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0464 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0714 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1021 tonnes per person | 0.0995 tonnes per person | 0.104 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0963 tonnes per person | 0.0913 tonnes per person | 0.1026 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0982 tonnes per person | 0.0927 tonnes per person | 0.103 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0933 tonnes per person | 0.0869 tonnes per person | 0.0988 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0832 tonnes per person | 0.0793 tonnes per person | 0.0895 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.076 tonnes per person | 0.0716 tonnes per person | 0.0798 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0725 tonnes per person | 0.0714 tonnes per person | 0.0733 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 47 Czechia 0.0729 tonnes per person compare
- 48 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0726 tonnes per person compare
- 49 Lesotho 0.0719 tonnes per person compare
- 51 South Africa 0.0701 tonnes per person compare
- 52 United States 0.0658 tonnes per person compare
- 53 Somalia 0.0651 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uganda?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uganda was 0.0714 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.104 tonnes per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0714 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 50th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.