Share global food emissions in Uganda
Uganda: Share global food emissions was 0.348 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.348
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
48th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.348
in 2015
All-time low
0.2083
in 1997
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Uganda, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in Uganda stood at 0.348. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Uganda peaked at 0.348 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2083, in 1997.
That places Uganda 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2106 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2133 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2148 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2174 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2138 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2127 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2194 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2083 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2248 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2291 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2315 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2269 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2303 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2427 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2407 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.247 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2768 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2654 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3164 | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3185 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.322 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3373 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3404 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3447 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3453 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.348 | +0.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.348 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1431, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.348 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1231, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2164 | 0.2083 | 0.2291 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2596 | 0.2269 | 0.3185 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3396 | 0.322 | 0.348 | 6 |
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 global food emissions in Uganda?
- Share global food emissions in Uganda was 0.348 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.348 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2083 in 1997.
- How does Uganda rank for share global food emissions?
- Uganda ranks 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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