Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Uganda
Uganda: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 8,933 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Uganda is 8,933 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 159.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Uganda peaked at 8,933 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.5 kt, in 1993.
That places Uganda 17th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 120.66 kt | — |
| 1991 | 125.58 kt | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 130.17 kt | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 71.5 kt | -45.1% |
| 1994 | 79.05 kt | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 111.01 kt | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 134.82 kt | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 165.91 kt | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 554.48 kt | +234.2% |
| 1999 | 631.86 kt | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 744.87 kt | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 984.04 kt | +32.1% |
| 2002 | 949.16 kt | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 925.11 kt | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 982.79 kt | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 972.65 kt | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,069 kt | +112.7% |
| 2007 | 2,242 kt | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 2,412 kt | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 2,610 kt | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 2,793 kt | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 2,999 kt | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 3,211 kt | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 3,443 kt | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 3,905 kt | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 4,200 kt | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 4,536 kt | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 5,110 kt | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 5,242 kt | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 5,803 kt | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 6,340 kt | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 8,863 kt | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 8,265 kt | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 8,933 kt | +8.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 8,933 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 349.66 kt, 25.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 8,933 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 294.73 kt, 30.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +234.2% | 165.91 kt | 554.48 kt |
| 2006 | +112.7% | 972.65 kt | 2,069 kt |
| 1993 | -45.1% | 130.17 kt | 71.5 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 212.5 kt | 71.5 kt | 631.86 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,489 kt | 744.87 kt | 2,610 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,124 kt | 2,793 kt | 5,803 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,100 kt | 6,340 kt | 8,933 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,184 kt compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 9,097 kt compare
- 15 Malaysia 9,011 kt compare
- 15 Melanesia 673.38 kt compare
- 16 South Africa 8,936 kt compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 343.7 kt compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 340.66 kt compare
- 18 Argentina 8,619 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 17.05 kt compare
- 19 Australia 8,594 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia 11.29 kt compare
- 20 Canada 7,881 kt compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.91 kt 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 food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Uganda?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Uganda was 8,933 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 8,933 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5 kt in 1993.
- How does Uganda rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.