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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.