Is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Uganda

Name: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Uganda
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Uganda: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0 kt per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

81st

of 110 countries

All-time high

0 kt per square kilometre

in 2020

All-time low

0 kt per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0 kt per square kilometre for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Uganda 81st out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre in Uganda, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per square kilometre	Change
1961	0 kt per square kilometre	—
1962	0 kt per square kilometre	—
1963	0 kt per square kilometre	—
1964	0 kt per square kilometre	—
1965	0 kt per square kilometre	—
1966	0 kt per square kilometre	—
1967	0 kt per square kilometre	+66.7%
1968	0 kt per square kilometre	+540.0%
1969	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0 kt per square kilometre	+34.4%
1971	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0 kt per square kilometre	-25.6%
1973	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0 kt per square kilometre	+34.4%
1975	0 kt per square kilometre	+51.2%
1976	0 kt per square kilometre	-16.9%
1977	0 kt per square kilometre	+25.9%
1978	0 kt per square kilometre	+4.4%
1979	0 kt per square kilometre	-54.9%
1980	0 kt per square kilometre	+168.8%
1981	0 kt per square kilometre	-50.0%
1982	0 kt per square kilometre	+25.6%
1983	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0 kt per square kilometre	-20.4%
1985	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0 kt per square kilometre	+34.9%
1987	0 kt per square kilometre	-13.8%
1988	0 kt per square kilometre	+30.0%
1989	0 kt per square kilometre	-18.5%
1990	0 kt per square kilometre	-58.5%
1991	0 kt per square kilometre	+145.5%
1992	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1994	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0 kt per square kilometre	+20.4%
2000	0 kt per square kilometre	+16.9%
2001	0 kt per square kilometre	+13.2%
2002	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0 kt per square kilometre	+12.8%
2004	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0 kt per square kilometre	+11.3%
2007	0 kt per square kilometre	+10.2%
2008	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0 kt per square kilometre	+9.2%
2010	0 kt per square kilometre	-0.4%
2011	0 kt per square kilometre	+7.7%
2012	0 kt per square kilometre	+7.9%
2013	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0 kt per square kilometre	-1.3%
2016	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.3%
2017	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.3%
2018	0 kt per square kilometre	+2.6%
2019	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.9%
2020	0 kt per square kilometre	+1.2%
2021	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%

Uganda compared with similar countries

Uganda's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Uganda's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 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
1968	+540.0%	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre
1980	+168.8%	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre
1991	+145.5%	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre
1967	+66.7%	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre
1990	-58.5%	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre
1979	-54.9%	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	9
1970s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
1980s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
1990s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2000s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2010s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	10
2020s	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	0 kt per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Uganda

78 Libya 0 kt per square kilometre compare
79 Myanmar 0 kt per square kilometre compare
80 Peru 0 kt per square kilometre compare
82 Saudi Arabia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
83 Montenegro 0 kt per square kilometre compare
84 Zambia 0 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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)

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in Uganda?: Wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre in Uganda was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Uganda rank for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre?: Uganda ranks 81st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre
Unit: kt per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 112 places, 6,134 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.