Per capita methane emissions in Uganda
Uganda: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
137th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1888
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Uganda recorded 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Uganda peaked at 0.828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1888.
That places Uganda 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.4708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.4689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.4677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.4666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.4655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.4644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.4633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.4613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.4603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.4598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.4593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.4588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.4584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.4575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.4572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.4568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.4563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.4558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.4553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.4546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.4539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.4532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.4519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.4513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.4507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.4501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.4496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.4481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.4476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.4472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.4468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.4464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.4462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.4483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 0.4502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.4527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.4552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.4578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1896 | 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.4657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1899 | 0.4691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 0.4732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 0.4792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1902 | 0.4861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 0.4705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1904 | 0.4819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1905 | 0.4939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1906 | 0.5065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1907 | 0.5199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1908 | 0.534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1909 | 0.5483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1910 | 0.5628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 0.5957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1912 | 0.6062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1913 | 0.6282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1914 | 0.6304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 0.6417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1916 | 0.6488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1917 | 0.6636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1918 | 0.7041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1919 | 0.7096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.6966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1921 | 0.7004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1922 | 0.706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 0.7035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.7025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.7002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.6967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 0.6948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.6991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.7069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.7112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.7146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.7166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 0.7173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.7179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 0.7222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 0.7262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 0.7308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 0.7353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 0.7413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1941 | 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1942 | 0.7558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 0.7618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 0.7676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 0.7685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1946 | 0.784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1947 | 0.7854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.7866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 0.786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.8007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.8005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.7993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.7975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.7952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.7927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.7903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.7881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.7862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.7843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 0.7798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 134 Togo 0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 135 Sweden 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 136 Niue 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 138 Samoa 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 139 East Timor 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 140 Cameroon 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Uganda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Uganda?
- Per capita methane emissions in Uganda was 0.7409 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 methane emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1888.
- How does Uganda rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Uganda ranks 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.