Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda
Uganda: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 97.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 97.1% for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2010.
Uganda ranks 16th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.4% | — |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +46.9% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 97.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.6%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 97.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.1%, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +46.9% | 61.3% | 90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.1% | 63.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 59.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.1% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uganda was 97.1% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Uganda ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.