Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Uganda
Uganda: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 145.67 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Uganda stood at 145.67 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Uganda peaked at 145.67 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 125.3 kt, in 1990.
That places Uganda 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Uganda, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 125.3 kt | — |
| 1991 | 126.59 kt | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 127.38 kt | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 128.19 kt | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 129.11 kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 130.34 kt | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 131.32 kt | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 132.13 kt | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 132.82 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 133.21 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 133.56 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 133.75 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 133.98 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 134.25 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 134.72 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 135.29 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 135.83 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 136.49 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 137.27 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 138.67 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 139.78 kt | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 140.69 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 141.36 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 141.96 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 142.59 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 143.06 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 143.27 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 143.51 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 143.8 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 144.12 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 144.45 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 144.8 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 145.24 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 145.67 kt | +0.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 145.67 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.32 kt, 3.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 145.67 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4 kt, 6.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129.64 kt | 125.3 kt | 133.21 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.38 kt | 133.56 kt | 138.67 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 142.41 kt | 139.78 kt | 144.12 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 145.04 kt | 144.45 kt | 145.67 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 27 Chile 156.56 kt compare
- 28 South Africa 156.44 kt compare
- 29 Morocco 149.38 kt compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 114.95 kt compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 3.16 kt compare
- 31 Ethiopia 143.97 kt compare
- 32 Australia and New Zealand 136.88 kt compare
- 33 Ecuador 122.7 kt compare
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 solid food waste — emissions in Uganda?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Uganda was 145.67 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 145.67 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.3 kt in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Uganda ranks 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.