Share of global methane emissions in Uganda
Uganda: Share of global methane emissions was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global methane emissions in Uganda, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.4% for share of global methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Uganda peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1903.
That places Uganda 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 43 Italy 0.4% compare
- 44 South Korea 0.4% compare
- 45 Kuwait 0.4% compare
- 47 United Arab Emirates 0.4% compare
- 48 New Zealand 0.4% compare
- 49 South Sudan 0.3% 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 methane emissions in Uganda?
- Share of global methane emissions in Uganda was 0.4% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1903.
- How does Uganda rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Uganda ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.