IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in Uganda
Uganda: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita was 0.63 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Uganda stood at 0.63 t CO2eq/cap.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.76 t CO2eq/cap in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.52 t CO2eq/cap, in 2006.
Uganda ranks 108th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.63 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8 t CO2eq/cap, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.63 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.63 t CO2eq/cap, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +31.0% | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.586 t CO2eq/cap | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.597 t CO2eq/cap | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.731 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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 ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Uganda?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Uganda was 0.63 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 t CO2eq/cap in 2008.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 t CO2eq/cap in 2006.
- How does Uganda rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita?
- Uganda ranks 108th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.