Waste — Emissions per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.09 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.08 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 184th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.09 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1 t CO2eq/cap, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.09 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.089 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 184 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Cambodia 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Côte d'Ivoire 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Japan 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Luxembourg 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Cote d'Ivoire 0.09 t CO2eq/cap 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 waste — emissions per capita in Uganda?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Uganda was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2011.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Uganda ranks 184th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.