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Per capita methane emissions in Uganda

Uganda: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7409 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7409
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
137th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.828
in 1961
All-time low
0.446
in 1888
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Uganda, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.7409 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 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.446, 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 Value Change
1850 0.4734 —
1851 0.4708 -0.5%
1852 0.4689 -0.4%
1853 0.4677 -0.2%
1854 0.4666 -0.2%
1855 0.4655 -0.2%
1856 0.4644 -0.2%
1857 0.4633 -0.2%
1858 0.4623 -0.2%
1859 0.4613 -0.2%
1860 0.4603 -0.2%
1861 0.4598 -0.1%
1862 0.4593 -0.1%
1863 0.4588 -0.1%
1864 0.4584 -0.1%
1865 0.458 -0.1%
1866 0.4575 -0.1%
1867 0.4572 -0.1%
1868 0.4568 -0.1%
1869 0.4563 -0.1%
1870 0.4558 -0.1%
1871 0.4553 -0.1%
1872 0.4546 -0.1%
1873 0.4539 -0.2%
1874 0.4532 -0.2%
1875 0.4526 -0.1%
1876 0.4519 -0.1%
1877 0.4513 -0.1%
1878 0.4507 -0.1%
1879 0.4501 -0.1%
1880 0.4496 -0.1%
1881 0.449 -0.1%
1882 0.4485 -0.1%
1883 0.4481 -0.1%
1884 0.4476 -0.1%
1885 0.4472 -0.1%
1886 0.4468 -0.1%
1887 0.4464 -0.1%
1888 0.446 -0.1%
1889 0.4462 +0.0%
1890 0.447 +0.2%
1891 0.4483 +0.3%
1892 0.4502 +0.4%
1893 0.4527 +0.5%
1894 0.4552 +0.6%
1895 0.4578 +0.6%
1896 0.4604 +0.6%
1897 0.463 +0.6%
1898 0.4657 +0.6%
1899 0.4691 +0.7%
1900 0.4732 +0.9%
1901 0.4792 +1.3%
1902 0.4861 +1.4%
1903 0.4705 -3.2%
1904 0.4819 +2.4%
1905 0.4939 +2.5%
1906 0.5065 +2.6%
1907 0.5199 +2.6%
1908 0.534 +2.7%
1909 0.5483 +2.7%
1910 0.5628 +2.6%
1911 0.5957 +5.9%
1912 0.6062 +1.8%
1913 0.6282 +3.6%
1914 0.6304 +0.3%
1915 0.6417 +1.8%
1916 0.6488 +1.1%
1917 0.6636 +2.3%
1918 0.7041 +6.1%
1919 0.7096 +0.8%
1920 0.6966 -1.8%
1921 0.7004 +0.6%
1922 0.706 +0.8%
1923 0.7035 -0.3%
1924 0.7025 -0.1%
1925 0.7002 -0.3%
1926 0.6967 -0.5%
1927 0.6948 -0.3%
1928 0.6991 +0.6%
1929 0.7069 +1.1%
1930 0.7112 +0.6%
1931 0.713 +0.3%
1932 0.7146 +0.2%
1933 0.7166 +0.3%
1934 0.7173 +0.1%
1935 0.7179 +0.1%
1936 0.7222 +0.6%
1937 0.7262 +0.6%
1938 0.7308 +0.6%
1939 0.7353 +0.6%
1940 0.7413 +0.8%
1941 0.749 +1.0%
1942 0.7558 +0.9%
1943 0.7618 +0.8%
1944 0.7676 +0.8%
1945 0.7685 +0.1%
1946 0.784 +2.0%
1947 0.7854 +0.2%
1948 0.7866 +0.2%
1949 0.786 -0.1%
1950 0.8007 +1.9%
1951 0.8005 -0.0%
1952 0.7993 -0.1%
1953 0.7975 -0.2%
1954 0.7952 -0.3%
1955 0.7927 -0.3%
1956 0.7903 -0.3%
1957 0.7881 -0.3%
1958 0.7862 -0.2%
1959 0.7848 -0.2%
1960 0.7843 -0.1%
1961 0.828 +5.6%
1962 0.7798 -5.8%
1963 0.7654 -1.9%
1964 0.743 -2.9%
1965 0.7281 -2.0%
1966 0.7098 -2.5%
1967 0.7054 -0.6%
1968 0.6906 -2.1%
1969 0.698 +1.1%
1970 0.737 +5.6%
1971 0.7188 -2.5%
1972 0.7241 +0.7%
1973 0.734 +1.4%
1974 0.7144 -2.7%
1975 0.7221 +1.1%
1976 0.728 +0.8%
1977 0.7258 -0.3%
1978 0.7429 +2.3%
1979 0.7453 +0.3%
1980 0.7266 -2.5%
1981 0.7046 -3.0%
1982 0.7111 +0.9%
1983 0.6984 -1.8%
1984 0.6983 -0.0%
1985 0.6887 -1.4%
1986 0.6909 +0.3%
1987 0.6003 -13.1%
1988 0.606 +1.0%
1989 0.6136 +1.2%
1990 0.6496 +5.9%
1991 0.6514 +0.3%
1992 0.6457 -0.9%
1993 0.6407 -0.8%
1994 0.6166 -3.8%
1995 0.6129 -0.6%
1996 0.6164 +0.6%
1997 0.6233 +1.1%
1998 0.6338 +1.7%
1999 0.606 -4.4%
2000 0.5968 -1.5%
2001 0.5883 -1.4%
2002 0.5922 +0.7%
2003 0.6155 +3.9%
2004 0.6045 -1.8%
2005 0.6243 +3.3%
2006 0.5833 -6.6%
2007 0.6142 +5.3%
2008 0.7404 +20.5%
2009 0.7306 -1.3%
2010 0.7472 +2.3%
2011 0.7369 -1.4%
2012 0.7535 +2.3%
2013 0.7475 -0.8%
2014 0.7506 +0.4%
2015 0.7576 +0.9%
2016 0.7665 +1.2%
2017 0.745 -2.8%
2018 0.7427 -0.3%
2019 0.7481 +0.7%
2020 0.7518 +0.5%
2021 0.7651 +1.8%
2022 0.7488 -2.1%
2023 0.7328 -2.1%
2024 0.7409 +1.1%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.7409 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.7409 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4664 0.4613 0.4734 10
1860s 0.4582 0.4563 0.4603 10
1870s 0.4529 0.4501 0.4558 10
1880s 0.4475 0.446 0.4496 10
1890s 0.4569 0.447 0.4691 10
1900s 0.4993 0.4705 0.5483 10
1910s 0.6391 0.5628 0.7096 10
1920s 0.7007 0.6948 0.7069 10
1930s 0.7205 0.7112 0.7353 10
1940s 0.7686 0.7413 0.7866 10
1950s 0.7935 0.7848 0.8007 10
1960s 0.7433 0.6906 0.828 10
1970s 0.7292 0.7144 0.7453 10
1980s 0.6738 0.6003 0.7266 10
1990s 0.6296 0.606 0.6514 10
2000s 0.629 0.5833 0.7404 10
2010s 0.7496 0.7369 0.7665 10
2020s 0.7479 0.7328 0.7651 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 134 Togo 0.7563 compare
  2. 135 Sweden 0.7472 compare
  3. 136 Niue 0.7458 compare
  4. 138 Samoa 0.7382 compare
  5. 139 East Timor 0.7367 compare
  6. 140 Cameroon 0.735 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Uganda?
Per capita methane emissions in Uganda was 0.7409 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.828 in 1961.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.446 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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