Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Uganda
Uganda: Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation was 6.39 kilograms in 2018. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Uganda, 2013–2018
Source: OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 6.39 kilograms for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in 2018.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
That places Uganda 126th out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 123 Iran 7.5 kilograms compare
- 124 Tanzania 7.43 kilograms compare
- 125 Cameroon 6.9 kilograms compare
- 127 Papua New Guinea 6.27 kilograms compare
- 128 Mozambique 5.15 kilograms compare
- 129 Madagascar 4.91 kilograms 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 per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Uganda?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Uganda was 6.39 kilograms in 2018, according to OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.76 kilograms in 2013.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 kilograms in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation?
- Uganda ranks 126th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from aviation rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Includes emissions from both domestic and international aviation. International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.