Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Uganda
Uganda: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.1135 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Uganda, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Uganda is 0.1135 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Uganda peaked at 0.1306 tonnes per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0185 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Uganda 202nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0316 tonnes per person | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 0.0503 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0667 tonnes per person | 0.0475 tonnes per person | 0.1087 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0908 tonnes per person | 0.0499 tonnes per person | 0.1306 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.044 tonnes per person | 0.0388 tonnes per person | 0.0521 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0432 tonnes per person | 0.0348 tonnes per person | 0.0495 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0665 tonnes per person | 0.0509 tonnes per person | 0.0889 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1093 tonnes per person | 0.0932 tonnes per person | 0.1252 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1154 tonnes per person | 0.1127 tonnes per person | 0.1207 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 199 Bangladesh 0.1433 tonnes per person compare
- 200 South Sudan 0.142 tonnes per person compare
- 201 Liberia 0.1204 tonnes per person compare
- 203 Chad 0.1108 tonnes per person compare
- 204 North Korea 0.1021 tonnes per person compare
- 205 Rwanda 0.0995 tonnes per person 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 by fuel type in Uganda?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Uganda was 0.1135 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1306 tonnes per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0185 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Uganda rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Uganda ranks 202nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.