Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Uganda
Uganda: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 84.26 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 84.26 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Uganda peaked at 84.26 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.35 kilograms per person, in 1994.
Uganda ranks 171st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.18 kilograms per person | 27.35 kilograms per person | 39.08 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.34 kilograms per person | 36.42 kilograms per person | 48.33 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.67 kilograms per person | 39.52 kilograms per person | 81.86 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.26 kilograms per person | 76.25 kilograms per person | 84.26 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 168 Afghanistan 109.76 kilograms per person compare
- 169 Sierra Leone 101.65 kilograms per person compare
- 170 Bangladesh 86.9 kilograms per person compare
- 172 Niger 83.33 kilograms per person compare
- 173 South Sudan 80.99 kilograms per person compare
- 174 Gabon 80.49 kilograms 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 from transport in Uganda?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Uganda was 84.26 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 84.26 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.35 kilograms per person in 1994.
- How does Uganda rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Uganda ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.