Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uganda
Uganda: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uganda, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uganda stood at 0.3%. 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uganda peaked at 0.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uganda?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uganda was 0.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
- How does Uganda rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Uganda ranks 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.