Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Uganda
Uganda: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.1266 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 relative to the global average in Uganda is 0.1266 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Uganda peaked at 0.1398 tonnes per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0185 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Uganda 207th 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 | 0.0348 tonnes per person | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 0.0557 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0724 tonnes per person | 0.0517 tonnes per person | 0.1174 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0961 tonnes per person | 0.0516 tonnes per person | 0.1398 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0443 tonnes per person | 0.0391 tonnes per person | 0.0524 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0454 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 0.0539 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.072 tonnes per person | 0.0565 tonnes per person | 0.0953 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1196 tonnes per person | 0.1056 tonnes per person | 0.1346 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1291 tonnes per person | 0.1253 tonnes per person | 0.1357 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 relative to the global average in Uganda?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Uganda was 0.1266 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 relative to the global average recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1398 tonnes per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0185 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Uganda rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Uganda ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.