Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda
Uganda: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 5.64 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda stood at 5.64 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda peaked at 5.64 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.22 terawatt-hours, in 2006.
That places Uganda 93rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 1.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 1.63 terawatt-hours | 4.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 4.48 terawatt-hours | 5.64 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.29 terawatt-hours compare
- 91 Zimbabwe 5.86 terawatt-hours compare
- 92 Jordan 5.7 terawatt-hours compare
- 94 El Salvador 5.59 terawatt-hours compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 5.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 96 Cameroon 5.31 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Uganda
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Population, total 51.38 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 16.41 million (2025)
- Urban population 31.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1266 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 131.38 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1266 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1266 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda was 5.64 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Uganda rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Uganda ranks 93rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.