Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Uganda
Uganda: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions was 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
182nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.5404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.1528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Uganda, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Uganda stood at 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Uganda peaked at 0.5404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Uganda ranks 182nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 179 Tanzania 0.581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 180 Guinea-Bissau 0.569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 181 Burkina Faso 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 183 Somalia 0.5266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 184 Gambia 0.5165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 185 South Sudan 0.5093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Uganda?
- Per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Uganda was 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Uganda rank for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Uganda ranks 182nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.