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Share global methane emissions in Uganda

Uganda: Share global methane emissions was 0.3933 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3933
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
46th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3933
in 2024
All-time low
0.088
in 1903
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Uganda, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.4185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.3933 for share 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 global methane emissions in Uganda peaked at 0.3933 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.088, 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.

Share global methane emissions in Uganda, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1133 —
1851 0.1132 -0.1%
1852 0.1129 -0.2%
1853 0.1126 -0.3%
1854 0.1118 -0.7%
1855 0.1116 -0.2%
1856 0.1112 -0.4%
1857 0.1111 -0.1%
1858 0.1109 -0.1%
1859 0.1105 -0.4%
1860 0.11 -0.5%
1861 0.1098 -0.2%
1862 0.1097 -0.1%
1863 0.1093 -0.4%
1864 0.1089 -0.3%
1865 0.1086 -0.3%
1866 0.1083 -0.3%
1867 0.1082 -0.1%
1868 0.1082 -0.0%
1869 0.1079 -0.3%
1870 0.1078 -0.0%
1871 0.1073 -0.5%
1872 0.1065 -0.8%
1873 0.1059 -0.6%
1874 0.106 +0.1%
1875 0.1054 -0.6%
1876 0.1051 -0.2%
1877 0.1048 -0.3%
1878 0.1046 -0.2%
1879 0.1041 -0.5%
1880 0.1032 -0.9%
1881 0.1026 -0.6%
1882 0.1019 -0.6%
1883 0.1012 -0.7%
1884 0.101 -0.2%
1885 0.1008 -0.2%
1886 0.1005 -0.3%
1887 0.0999 -0.6%
1888 0.099 -0.9%
1889 0.0988 -0.2%
1890 0.0979 -0.9%
1891 0.0974 -0.5%
1892 0.0972 -0.2%
1893 0.0973 +0.1%
1894 0.0968 -0.5%
1895 0.0962 -0.7%
1896 0.0958 -0.3%
1897 0.0953 -0.6%
1898 0.0947 -0.6%
1899 0.0938 -1.0%
1900 0.0931 -0.7%
1901 0.0929 -0.2%
1902 0.0929 -0.0%
1903 0.088 -5.3%
1904 0.0887 +0.9%
1905 0.0891 +0.5%
1906 0.0893 +0.2%
1907 0.0889 -0.5%
1908 0.0905 +1.9%
1909 0.0911 +0.7%
1910 0.0919 +0.8%
1911 0.0958 +4.3%
1912 0.0963 +0.5%
1913 0.0978 +1.6%
1914 0.0992 +1.4%
1915 0.1004 +1.3%
1916 0.0997 -0.8%
1917 0.1005 +0.8%
1918 0.1065 +6.0%
1919 0.1089 +2.2%
1920 0.1047 -3.8%
1921 0.1082 +3.3%
1922 0.1082 +0.0%
1923 0.1062 -1.8%
1924 0.1066 +0.4%
1925 0.1071 +0.4%
1926 0.108 +0.9%
1927 0.1065 -1.4%
1928 0.1083 +1.6%
1929 0.1088 +0.5%
1930 0.111 +2.0%
1931 0.1135 +2.2%
1932 0.1155 +1.8%
1933 0.1156 +0.0%
1934 0.1146 -0.9%
1935 0.1142 -0.3%
1936 0.1135 -0.7%
1937 0.1133 -0.1%
1938 0.1153 +1.8%
1939 0.1155 +0.2%
1940 0.1158 +0.2%
1941 0.117 +1.0%
1942 0.1187 +1.5%
1943 0.1195 +0.6%
1944 0.1208 +1.1%
1945 0.1245 +3.0%
1946 0.1256 +0.9%
1947 0.1242 -1.1%
1948 0.1249 +0.6%
1949 0.1259 +0.8%
1950 0.1279 +1.6%
1951 0.1275 -0.3%
1952 0.1283 +0.6%
1953 0.1286 +0.3%
1954 0.1287 +0.1%
1955 0.1262 -2.0%
1956 0.1257 -0.4%
1957 0.1254 -0.2%
1958 0.1263 +0.7%
1959 0.1245 -1.4%
1960 0.1246 +0.1%
1961 0.1344 +7.9%
1962 0.1281 -4.7%
1963 0.1264 -1.3%
1964 0.124 -1.9%
1965 0.1221 -1.6%
1966 0.1183 -3.1%
1967 0.1199 +1.4%
1968 0.1191 -0.6%
1969 0.1206 +1.2%
1970 0.128 +6.1%
1971 0.128 +0.0%
1972 0.1295 +1.2%
1973 0.1311 +1.2%
1974 0.1303 -0.6%
1975 0.1333 +2.3%
1976 0.136 +2.0%
1977 0.1374 +1.1%
1978 0.1438 +4.7%
1979 0.144 +0.2%
1980 0.1438 -0.2%
1981 0.1459 +1.4%
1982 0.1491 +2.2%
1983 0.15 +0.6%
1984 0.1522 +1.5%
1985 0.1523 +0.1%
1986 0.1554 +2.1%
1987 0.1374 -11.6%
1988 0.1412 +2.8%
1989 0.1446 +2.4%
1990 0.1574 +8.9%
1991 0.1643 +4.4%
1992 0.1684 +2.5%
1993 0.1732 +2.8%
1994 0.1704 -1.6%
1995 0.172 +0.9%
1996 0.1758 +2.2%
1997 0.1838 +4.6%
1998 0.1944 +5.7%
1999 0.1912 -1.6%
2000 0.1916 +0.2%
2001 0.1952 +1.9%
2002 0.2039 +4.4%
2003 0.2139 +4.9%
2004 0.2124 -0.7%
2005 0.2228 +4.9%
2006 0.2105 -5.5%
2007 0.2273 +8.0%
2008 0.2816 +23.9%
2009 0.2877 +2.1%
2010 0.2983 +3.7%
2011 0.2942 -1.4%
2012 0.3072 +4.4%
2013 0.3151 +2.6%
2014 0.3226 +2.4%
2015 0.3351 +3.9%
2016 0.3488 +4.1%
2017 0.3451 -1.1%
2018 0.3504 +1.5%
2019 0.3612 +3.1%
2020 0.3791 +4.9%
2021 0.3899 +2.9%
2022 0.3852 -1.2%
2023 0.3822 -0.8%
2024 0.3933 +2.9%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.3933 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.196, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.3933 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1119 0.1105 0.1133 10
1860s 0.1089 0.1079 0.11 10
1870s 0.1058 0.1041 0.1078 10
1880s 0.1009 0.0988 0.1032 10
1890s 0.0962 0.0938 0.0979 10
1900s 0.0904 0.088 0.0931 10
1910s 0.0997 0.0919 0.1089 10
1920s 0.1073 0.1047 0.1088 10
1930s 0.1142 0.111 0.1156 10
1940s 0.1217 0.1158 0.1259 10
1950s 0.1269 0.1245 0.1287 10
1960s 0.1238 0.1183 0.1344 10
1970s 0.1341 0.128 0.144 10
1980s 0.1472 0.1374 0.1554 10
1990s 0.1751 0.1574 0.1944 10
2000s 0.2247 0.1916 0.2877 10
2010s 0.3278 0.2942 0.3612 10
2020s 0.3859 0.3791 0.3933 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 43 Italy 0.4342 compare
  2. 44 South Korea 0.4121 compare
  3. 45 Kuwait 0.4004 compare
  4. 47 United Arab Emirates 0.382 compare
  5. 48 New Zealand 0.378 compare
  6. 49 South Sudan 0.3433 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Uganda?
Share global methane emissions in Uganda was 0.3933 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.3933 in 2024.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.088 in 1903.
How does Uganda rank for share global methane emissions?
Uganda ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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