Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Uganda
Uganda: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Uganda, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Uganda stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Uganda peaked at 0.5% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Uganda 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 121 Lithuania 0.0% compare
- 122 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 123 Malawi 0.0% compare
- 125 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 126 Yemen 0.0% compare
- 127 Sierra Leone 0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Uganda?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Uganda was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1963.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Uganda ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.