Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Uganda
Uganda: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 82.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Uganda, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 82.9% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Uganda peaked at 87.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2012.
That places Uganda 44th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.6% | — |
| 1991 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 86.3% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 83.9% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 82.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 94% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 82.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.2% | 86.3% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 83.9% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 82.8% | 85.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Uganda?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Uganda was 82.9% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Uganda ranks 44th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.