Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Uganda
Uganda: Methane emissions, per unit of GDP was 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
28th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 1961
All-time low
0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Uganda stood at 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places Uganda 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 0.014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 1966 | 0.007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +71.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -36.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -36.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -43.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +29.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +34.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +34.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -29.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -41.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, 71% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +71.1% | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 25 Malawi 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Laos 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Gabon 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Nepal 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Pakistan 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 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 methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Uganda?
- Methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Uganda was 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for methane emissions, per unit of gdp?
- Uganda ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Methane emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.