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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Uganda

Uganda: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.4243 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4243
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
48th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4243
in 2021
All-time low
0.136
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Uganda, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.4185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Uganda is 0.4243, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Uganda peaked at 0.4243 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.136, in 1870.

Uganda ranks 48th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Uganda, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1363 —
1851 0.1364 +0.1%
1852 0.1365 +0.0%
1853 0.1365 +0.0%
1854 0.1366 +0.0%
1855 0.1366 +0.0%
1856 0.1366 +0.0%
1857 0.1366 +0.0%
1858 0.1366 -0.0%
1859 0.1366 -0.0%
1860 0.1365 -0.0%
1861 0.1365 -0.0%
1862 0.1364 -0.0%
1863 0.1364 -0.0%
1864 0.1363 -0.0%
1865 0.1362 -0.0%
1866 0.1362 -0.0%
1867 0.1361 -0.0%
1868 0.1361 -0.0%
1869 0.136 -0.0%
1870 0.136 -0.0%
1871 0.136 +0.0%
1872 0.1362 +0.2%
1873 0.1366 +0.3%
1874 0.137 +0.3%
1875 0.1374 +0.3%
1876 0.1377 +0.3%
1877 0.138 +0.2%
1878 0.1383 +0.2%
1879 0.1385 +0.1%
1880 0.1385 +0.1%
1881 0.1386 +0.0%
1882 0.1386 +0.0%
1883 0.1386 +0.0%
1884 0.1386 -0.0%
1885 0.1386 -0.0%
1886 0.1385 -0.0%
1887 0.1385 -0.0%
1888 0.1385 -0.0%
1889 0.1385 -0.0%
1890 0.1396 +0.8%
1891 0.1393 -0.2%
1892 0.139 -0.2%
1893 0.1388 -0.2%
1894 0.1386 -0.1%
1895 0.1385 -0.1%
1896 0.1384 -0.0%
1897 0.1385 +0.0%
1898 0.1386 +0.1%
1899 0.1389 +0.2%
1900 0.1393 +0.3%
1901 0.1396 +0.3%
1902 0.1398 +0.1%
1903 0.1398 +0.0%
1904 0.1398 -0.0%
1905 0.1398 +0.0%
1906 0.1399 +0.1%
1907 0.1402 +0.2%
1908 0.1406 +0.3%
1909 0.1413 +0.5%
1910 0.1424 +0.7%
1911 0.1441 +1.2%
1912 0.1467 +1.8%
1913 0.15 +2.3%
1914 0.1538 +2.5%
1915 0.158 +2.7%
1916 0.1622 +2.7%
1917 0.1665 +2.7%
1918 0.1708 +2.5%
1919 0.1748 +2.4%
1920 0.1786 +2.2%
1921 0.1826 +2.2%
1922 0.187 +2.4%
1923 0.1916 +2.5%
1924 0.1962 +2.4%
1925 0.2004 +2.2%
1926 0.2042 +1.9%
1927 0.2072 +1.5%
1928 0.2094 +1.1%
1929 0.2106 +0.6%
1930 0.2106 -0.0%
1931 0.2092 -0.6%
1932 0.2068 -1.2%
1933 0.2034 -1.6%
1934 0.1994 -1.9%
1935 0.1952 -2.1%
1936 0.1909 -2.2%
1937 0.1868 -2.1%
1938 0.1832 -1.9%
1939 0.1803 -1.6%
1940 0.1785 -1.0%
1941 0.1873 +5.0%
1942 0.2111 +12.7%
1943 0.2414 +14.3%
1944 0.2718 +12.6%
1945 0.2989 +10.0%
1946 0.321 +7.4%
1947 0.3375 +5.2%
1948 0.3485 +3.3%
1949 0.3538 +1.5%
1950 0.353 -0.2%
1951 0.3453 -2.2%
1952 0.3317 -4.0%
1953 0.3138 -5.4%
1954 0.2933 -6.5%
1955 0.2719 -7.3%
1956 0.251 -7.7%
1957 0.2319 -7.6%
1958 0.2159 -6.9%
1959 0.2042 -5.4%
1960 0.1978 -3.2%
1961 0.2248 +13.6%
1962 0.2101 -6.5%
1963 0.2053 -2.3%
1964 0.1977 -3.7%
1965 0.1927 -2.5%
1966 0.186 -3.5%
1967 0.184 -1.1%
1968 0.1808 -1.8%
1969 0.185 +2.3%
1970 0.1981 +7.1%
1971 0.1999 +0.9%
1972 0.1973 -1.3%
1973 0.1982 +0.4%
1974 0.1886 -4.9%
1975 0.1912 +1.4%
1976 0.1932 +1.0%
1977 0.1946 +0.8%
1978 0.1948 +0.1%
1979 0.191 -2.0%
1980 0.1894 -0.8%
1981 0.1862 -1.7%
1982 0.1919 +3.0%
1983 0.1888 -1.6%
1984 0.1902 +0.8%
1985 0.1897 -0.3%
1986 0.1941 +2.3%
1987 0.1675 -13.7%
1988 0.1749 +4.4%
1989 0.1859 +6.3%
1990 0.2115 +13.8%
1991 0.2194 +3.7%
1992 0.2224 +1.4%
1993 0.2292 +3.1%
1994 0.2226 -2.9%
1995 0.222 -0.3%
1996 0.2263 +1.9%
1997 0.244 +7.8%
1998 0.2596 +6.4%
1999 0.2436 -6.2%
2000 0.2472 +1.5%
2001 0.2484 +0.5%
2002 0.2552 +2.7%
2003 0.2816 +10.4%
2004 0.2698 -4.2%
2005 0.2962 +9.8%
2006 0.2546 -14.0%
2007 0.2891 +13.6%
2008 0.3718 +28.6%
2009 0.3721 +0.1%
2010 0.3883 +4.4%
2011 0.3698 -4.8%
2012 0.3927 +6.2%
2013 0.3943 +0.4%
2014 0.3947 +0.1%
2015 0.4057 +2.8%
2016 0.4201 +3.6%
2017 0.4093 -2.6%
2018 0.417 +1.9%
2019 0.405 -2.9%
2020 0.4176 +3.1%
2021 0.4243 +1.6%
2022 0.419 -1.3%
2023 0.4174 -0.4%
2024 0.4243 +1.7%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.4243 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2094, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.4243 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide emissions in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +28.6% 0.2891 0.3718

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1365 0.1363 0.1366 10
1860s 0.1363 0.136 0.1365 10
1870s 0.1372 0.136 0.1385 10
1880s 0.1385 0.1385 0.1386 10
1890s 0.1388 0.1384 0.1396 10
1900s 0.14 0.1393 0.1413 10
1910s 0.1569 0.1424 0.1748 10
1920s 0.1968 0.1786 0.2106 10
1930s 0.1966 0.1803 0.2106 10
1940s 0.275 0.1785 0.3538 10
1950s 0.2812 0.2042 0.353 10
1960s 0.1964 0.1808 0.2248 10
1970s 0.1947 0.1886 0.1999 10
1980s 0.1859 0.1675 0.1941 10
1990s 0.2301 0.2115 0.2596 10
2000s 0.2886 0.2472 0.3721 10
2010s 0.3997 0.3698 0.4201 10
2020s 0.4205 0.4174 0.4243 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 45 New Zealand 0.4514 compare
  2. 46 Saudi Arabia 0.4447 compare
  3. 47 Mozambique 0.4331 compare
  4. 49 Myanmar 0.4102 compare
  5. 50 Kazakhstan 0.4076 compare
  6. 51 Venezuela 0.3785 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Uganda?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Uganda was 0.4243 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.4243 in 2021.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.136 in 1870.
How does Uganda rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Uganda ranks 48th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide 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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