Land-use change — Emissions in Uganda

Uganda: Land-use change — Emissions was 7,373 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7,373 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 216 countries
All-time high
30,344 kt
in 1990
All-time low
7,373 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in Uganda, 1990–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 30.3k kt1991: 30.3k kt1992: 30.3k kt1993: 30.3k kt1994: 30.3k kt1995: 30.3k kt1996: 30.3k kt1997: 30.3k kt1998: 30.3k kt1999: 30.3k kt2000: 30.3k kt2001: 14.6k kt2002: 14.6k kt2003: 14.6k kt2004: 14.6k kt2005: 14.6k kt2006: 14.6k kt2007: 14.6k kt2008: 14.6k kt2009: 14.6k kt2010: 14.6k kt2011: 14.6k kt2012: 14.6k kt2013: 14.6k kt2014: 14.6k kt2015: 14.6k kt2016: 9.2k kt2017: 9.2k kt2018: 9.2k kt2019: 9.2k kt2020: 9.2k kt2021: 7.4k kt2022: 7.4k kt2023: 7.4k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions in Uganda is 7,373 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 49.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Uganda peaked at 30,344 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,373 kt, in 2021.

That places Uganda 36th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30,344 kt 30,344 kt 30,344 kt 10
2000s 16,187 kt 14,614 kt 30,344 kt 10
2010s 12,465 kt 9,241 kt 14,614 kt 10
2020s 7,840 kt 7,373 kt 9,241 kt 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 33 Guyana 8,078 kt compare
  2. 34 Ethiopia 7,989 kt compare
  3. 34 Mayotte 30.95 kt compare
  4. 35 Benin 7,502 kt compare
  5. 37 Anguilla 0 kt
  6. 37 Cook Islands 0 kt
  7. 37 Malawi 7,068 kt compare
  8. 37 Montserrat 0 kt compare
  9. 37 Niue 0 kt compare
  10. 37 Tokelau 0 kt
  11. 38 Sudan (former) 6,640 kt compare
  12. 39 Somalia 6,299 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Uganda?
Land-use change — emissions in Uganda was 7,373 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 30,344 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 7,373 kt in 2021.
How does Uganda rank for land-use change — emissions?
Uganda ranks 36th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf