Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Uganda
Uganda: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.218 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change in Uganda is 0.218 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Uganda peaked at 11.26 tonnes per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.218 tonnes per person, in 2024.
That places Uganda 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.99 tonnes per person | 4.51 tonnes per person | 5.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.18 tonnes per person | 4.08 tonnes per person | 11.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.54 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 4.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 3.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.7654 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.958 tonnes per person | 0.6985 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4312 tonnes per person | 0.2767 tonnes per person | 0.758 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2366 tonnes per person | 0.218 tonnes per person | 0.253 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 including land-use change in Uganda?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Uganda was 0.218 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 including land-use change recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.26 tonnes per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.218 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Uganda ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.