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Per capita ghg excl land use in Uganda

Uganda: Per capita ghg excl land use was 0.5317 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5317
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
183rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.5404
in 2021
All-time low
0.1528
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita ghg excl land use in Uganda, 1850–2024

0.20.30.40.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita ghg excl land use in Uganda stood at 0.5317.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita ghg excl land use in Uganda peaked at 0.5404 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1528, in 1850.

That places Uganda 183rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita ghg excl land use in Uganda, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1528 —
1851 0.1529 +0.1%
1852 0.1532 +0.2%
1853 0.1538 +0.4%
1854 0.1543 +0.4%
1855 0.1549 +0.4%
1856 0.1555 +0.4%
1857 0.1561 +0.4%
1858 0.1566 +0.4%
1859 0.1572 +0.4%
1860 0.1578 +0.4%
1861 0.1585 +0.4%
1862 0.1592 +0.4%
1863 0.1599 +0.4%
1864 0.1606 +0.4%
1865 0.1613 +0.5%
1866 0.162 +0.5%
1867 0.1628 +0.5%
1868 0.1636 +0.5%
1869 0.1643 +0.5%
1870 0.1651 +0.4%
1871 0.1659 +0.5%
1872 0.1668 +0.5%
1873 0.1677 +0.6%
1874 0.1687 +0.6%
1875 0.1698 +0.6%
1876 0.1709 +0.6%
1877 0.172 +0.6%
1878 0.173 +0.6%
1879 0.174 +0.6%
1880 0.175 +0.5%
1881 0.1758 +0.5%
1882 0.1767 +0.5%
1883 0.1776 +0.5%
1884 0.1785 +0.5%
1885 0.1793 +0.5%
1886 0.1803 +0.5%
1887 0.1812 +0.5%
1888 0.1821 +0.5%
1889 0.1833 +0.7%
1890 0.1852 +1.0%
1891 0.1869 +1.0%
1892 0.189 +1.1%
1893 0.1913 +1.2%
1894 0.1937 +1.2%
1895 0.1961 +1.2%
1896 0.1986 +1.3%
1897 0.2011 +1.3%
1898 0.2037 +1.3%
1899 0.2066 +1.4%
1900 0.2098 +1.6%
1901 0.2145 +2.2%
1902 0.2196 +2.4%
1903 0.2018 -8.1%
1904 0.2111 +4.6%
1905 0.2209 +4.7%
1906 0.2314 +4.7%
1907 0.2426 +4.8%
1908 0.2545 +4.9%
1909 0.2668 +4.9%
1910 0.2796 +4.8%
1911 0.3056 +9.3%
1912 0.3093 +1.2%
1913 0.3249 +5.0%
1914 0.3206 -1.3%
1915 0.3255 +1.5%
1916 0.3261 +0.2%
1917 0.3345 +2.6%
1918 0.3681 +10.0%
1919 0.3679 -0.1%
1920 0.3506 -4.7%
1921 0.3502 -0.1%
1922 0.3531 +0.8%
1923 0.3493 -1.1%
1924 0.3472 -0.6%
1925 0.3439 -1.0%
1926 0.3395 -1.3%
1927 0.3369 -0.8%
1928 0.3406 +1.1%
1929 0.3477 +2.1%
1930 0.3513 +1.0%
1931 0.3509 -0.1%
1932 0.3505 -0.1%
1933 0.3503 -0.0%
1934 0.3491 -0.3%
1935 0.3479 -0.3%
1936 0.347 -0.3%
1937 0.3458 -0.3%
1938 0.3454 -0.1%
1939 0.3453 -0.0%
1940 0.347 +0.5%
1941 0.3497 +0.8%
1942 0.3521 +0.7%
1943 0.3543 +0.6%
1944 0.3565 +0.6%
1945 0.354 -0.7%
1946 0.3664 +3.5%
1947 0.3646 -0.5%
1948 0.3628 -0.5%
1949 0.3601 -0.7%
1950 0.3921 +8.9%
1951 0.3926 +0.1%
1952 0.3879 -1.2%
1953 0.393 +1.3%
1954 0.3889 -1.1%
1955 0.3896 +0.2%
1956 0.3835 -1.6%
1957 0.3793 -1.1%
1958 0.375 -1.1%
1959 0.3849 +2.6%
1960 0.379 -1.5%
1961 0.3704 -2.3%
1962 0.3664 -1.1%
1963 0.3599 -1.8%
1964 0.3597 -0.1%
1965 0.3677 +2.2%
1966 0.3717 +1.1%
1967 0.3719 +0.0%
1968 0.3813 +2.6%
1969 0.3923 +2.9%
1970 0.4304 +9.7%
1971 0.4204 -2.3%
1972 0.4119 -2.0%
1973 0.3906 -5.2%
1974 0.3873 -0.9%
1975 0.3811 -1.6%
1976 0.3709 -2.7%
1977 0.3579 -3.5%
1978 0.3538 -1.1%
1979 0.3622 +2.4%
1980 0.3684 +1.7%
1981 0.3611 -2.0%
1982 0.3615 +0.1%
1983 0.3636 +0.6%
1984 0.3612 -0.7%
1985 0.3637 +0.7%
1986 0.3677 +1.1%
1987 0.3676 -0.0%
1988 0.3679 +0.1%
1989 0.3612 -1.8%
1990 0.3557 -1.5%
1991 0.3558 +0.0%
1992 0.3555 -0.1%
1993 0.3504 -1.5%
1994 0.3429 -2.1%
1995 0.3503 +2.2%
1996 0.3543 +1.1%
1997 0.3535 -0.2%
1998 0.3556 +0.6%
1999 0.3529 -0.8%
2000 0.353 +0.0%
2001 0.3528 -0.1%
2002 0.3519 -0.2%
2003 0.3537 +0.5%
2004 0.3544 +0.2%
2005 0.3681 +3.9%
2006 0.3765 +2.3%
2007 0.3862 +2.6%
2008 0.3875 +0.3%
2009 0.3981 +2.7%
2010 0.4188 +5.2%
2011 0.4293 +2.5%
2012 0.426 -0.8%
2013 0.4345 +2.0%
2014 0.4458 +2.6%
2015 0.4607 +3.3%
2016 0.4721 +2.5%
2017 0.4811 +1.9%
2018 0.4847 +0.7%
2019 0.5117 +5.6%
2020 0.5122 +0.1%
2021 0.5404 +5.5%
2022 0.5304 -1.8%
2023 0.5207 -1.8%
2024 0.5317 +2.1%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.5317 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5093, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.5317 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7374, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1547 0.1528 0.1572 10
1860s 0.161 0.1578 0.1643 10
1870s 0.1694 0.1651 0.174 10
1880s 0.179 0.175 0.1833 10
1890s 0.1952 0.1852 0.2066 10
1900s 0.2273 0.2018 0.2668 10
1910s 0.3262 0.2796 0.3681 10
1920s 0.3459 0.3369 0.3531 10
1930s 0.3483 0.3453 0.3513 10
1940s 0.3567 0.347 0.3664 10
1950s 0.3867 0.375 0.393 10
1960s 0.372 0.3597 0.3923 10
1970s 0.3866 0.3538 0.4304 10
1980s 0.3644 0.3611 0.3684 10
1990s 0.3527 0.3429 0.3558 10
2000s 0.3682 0.3519 0.3981 10
2010s 0.4565 0.4188 0.5117 10
2020s 0.5271 0.5122 0.5404 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 180 Tanzania 0.581 compare
  2. 181 Guinea-Bissau 0.569 compare
  3. 182 Burkina Faso 0.5583 compare
  4. 184 Somalia 0.5266 compare
  5. 185 Gambia 0.5165 compare
  6. 186 South Sudan 0.5093 compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita ghg excl land use in Uganda?
Per capita ghg excl land use in Uganda was 0.5317 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.5404 in 2021.
What is the lowest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1528 in 1850.
How does Uganda rank for per capita ghg excl land use?
Uganda ranks 183rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita ghg excl land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg excl land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita ghg excl land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
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