Waste — Emissions Share in Uganda
Uganda: Waste — Emissions Share was 10.48 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 10.48 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Uganda peaked at 12.52 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.95 %, in 2021.
Uganda ranks 173rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.46 % | — |
| 1991 | 10.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.57 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 10.65 % | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.07 % | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 11.22 % | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 11.16 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 10.74 % | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 10.49 % | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 10.81 % | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 11.3 % | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 12 % | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 11.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.59 % | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 11.92 % | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 11.59 % | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 12.52 % | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 12.04 % | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 9.98 % | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 10.22 % | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 10.08 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.3 % | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 10.15 % | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 10.34 % | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.32 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.12 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.08 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.27 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 10.25 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.17 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.06 % | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.95 % | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 10.16 % | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.48 % | +3.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 10.48 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.87 %, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 10.48 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.5 %, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.76 % | 10.46 % | 11.22 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.52 % | 9.98 % | 12.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.21 % | 10.08 % | 10.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.16 % | 9.95 % | 10.48 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 share in Uganda?
- Waste — emissions share in Uganda was 10.48 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.52 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.95 % in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for waste — emissions share?
- Uganda ranks 173rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.