Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Uganda
Uganda: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 6.23 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Uganda, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 6.23 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Uganda peaked at 6.23 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.66 %, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 74th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.66 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.71 % | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.78 % | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.85 % | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 2.94 % | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.99 % | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 3.06 % | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.08 % | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.11 % | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.22 % | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.35 % | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 4.87 % | +45.4% |
| 2002 | 4.98 % | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.95 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.13 % | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.04 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.37 % | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 5.26 % | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.79 % | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 4.95 % | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.92 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.07 % | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.09 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.22 % | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 5.26 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.17 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.99 % | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 4.06 % | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.18 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.24 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.94 % | +40.1% |
| 2022 | 6.06 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.23 % | +2.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 6.23 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.84 %, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 6.23 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.49 %, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +45.4% | 3.35 % | 4.87 % |
| 2021 | +40.1% | 4.24 % | 5.94 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.94 % | 2.66 % | 3.22 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.87 % | 3.35 % | 5.37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.71 % | 3.99 % | 5.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 % | 4.24 % | 6.23 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 6.53 % compare
- 72 Hungary 6.42 % compare
- 73 New Zealand 6.26 % compare
- 75 Samoa 6.22 % compare
- 76 Senegal 6.21 % compare
- 77 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6.04 % 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 share (co2eq) in Uganda?
- Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Uganda was 6.23 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.23 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 % in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Uganda ranks 74th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.