Uganda Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
57,298,152
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1.23%
increase
Global Share
0.11%
Per Capita
1.07
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Uganda were 57,298,152 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1.23% over the previous year, representing an increase by 695,335 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 56,602,817 tons.
- Per capita: 1.07 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
- Uganda accounts for 0.11% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57,298,152 | 8,254,862 | 38,193,602 | 10,849,688 | – | 1.07 | 1.23% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 56,602,817 | 8,116,613 | 37,784,593 | 10,701,611 | – | 1.09 | 4.3% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 54,269,574 | 7,954,130 | 36,212,190 | 10,103,254 | – | 1.08 | 1.32% | 0.10% |
| 2021 | 53,560,191 | 8,110,492 | 35,439,979 | 10,009,720 | – | 1.1 | 5.19% | 0.10% |
| 2020 | 50,918,078 | 7,119,830 | 33,976,085 | 9,822,163 | – | 1.08 | 1.88% | 0.10% |
| 2019 | 49,980,419 | 7,064,588 | 33,198,635 | 9,717,196 | – | 1.09 | 3.96% | 0.098% |
| 2018 | 48,074,306 | 6,857,097 | 31,506,757 | 9,710,452 | – | 1.09 | 4.59% | 0.095% |
| 2017 | 45,964,659 | 6,253,930 | 30,290,093 | 9,420,636 | – | 1.07 | 1.25% | 0.093% |
| 2016 | 45,398,792 | 6,001,772 | 29,990,973 | 9,406,047 | – | 1.09 | 4.54% | 0.093% |
| 2015 | 43,428,426 | 5,595,368 | 28,705,641 | 9,127,417 | – | 1.08 | 4.94% | 0.090% |
| 2014 | 41,383,711 | 4,852,428 | 27,675,069 | 8,856,214 | – | 1.07 | 4.36% | 0.085% |
| 2013 | 39,655,313 | 4,411,432 | 26,603,663 | 8,640,218 | – | 1.06 | 2.67% | 0.082% |
| 2012 | 38,624,703 | 4,329,033 | 25,804,414 | 8,491,256 | – | 1.06 | 3.33% | 0.081% |
| 2011 | 37,381,057 | 4,262,799 | 24,920,019 | 8,198,238 | – | 1.07 | 4.32% | 0.080% |
| 2010 | 35,832,401 | 3,799,757 | 24,019,885 | 8,012,759 | – | 1.06 | 3.19% | 0.079% |
| 2009 | 34,725,612 | 3,830,684 | 23,172,481 | 7,722,446 | – | 1.06 | 4.03% | 0.080% |
| 2008 | 33,381,821 | 3,480,351 | 22,391,269 | 7,510,201 | – | 1.05 | 29.3% | 0.076% |
| 2007 | 25,817,452 | 3,109,323 | 17,093,384 | 5,614,745 | – | 0.84 | 5.43% | 0.060% |
| 2006 | 24,488,129 | 2,578,643 | 16,591,557 | 5,317,929 | – | 0.83 | 3.38% | 0.058% |
| 2005 | 23,687,873 | 2,221,718 | 16,113,268 | 5,352,887 | – | 0.83 | 5.23% | 0.058% |
| 2004 | 22,509,998 | 1,812,307 | 15,579,495 | 5,118,196 | – | 0.82 | 2.6% | 0.057% |
| 2003 | 21,940,450 | 1,731,000 | 15,181,099 | 5,028,351 | – | 0.82 | 4.2% | 0.058% |
| 2002 | 21,055,604 | 1,638,349 | 14,675,612 | 4,741,643 | – | 0.82 | 4.21% | 0.058% |
| 2001 | 20,204,426 | 1,437,716 | 14,212,126 | 4,554,584 | – | 0.81 | 2.91% | 0.056% |
| 2000 | 19,633,917 | 1,413,918 | 13,789,387 | 4,430,612 | – | 0.82 | 2.44% | 0.055% |
| 1999 | 19,166,392 | 1,397,517 | 13,456,962 | 4,311,913 | – | 0.82 | 2.83% | 0.055% |
| 1998 | 18,638,344 | 1,357,430 | 13,112,218 | 4,168,696 | – | 0.83 | 3.78% | 0.054% |
| 1997 | 17,959,038 | 1,161,737 | 12,747,551 | 4,049,750 | – | 0.82 | 2.73% | 0.052% |
| 1996 | 17,482,099 | 1,105,422 | 12,412,748 | 3,963,929 | – | 0.82 | 2.49% | 0.051% |
| 1995 | 17,057,306 | 1,012,559 | 12,162,065 | 3,882,681 | – | 0.83 | 3.65% | 0.051% |
| 1994 | 16,456,388 | 781,738 | 11,886,085 | 3,788,565 | – | 0.83 | −1.58% | 0.050% |
| 1993 | 16,720,625 | 866,588 | 11,977,653 | 3,876,384 | – | 0.87 | 2.61% | 0.052% |
| 1992 | 16,296,022 | 859,969 | 11,641,085 | 3,794,968 | – | 0.87 | 2.36% | 0.050% |
| 1991 | 15,920,565 | 844,894 | 11,336,521 | 3,739,150 | – | 0.88 | 4.09% | 0.049% |
| 1990 | 15,294,445 | 830,776 | 10,909,848 | 3,553,821 | – | 0.88 | 8.07% | 0.047% |
| 1989 | 14,151,878 | 704,856 | 10,176,106 | 3,270,916 | – | 0.84 | 3.68% | 0.044% |
| 1988 | 13,649,029 | 749,564 | 9,799,812 | 3,099,653 | – | 0.84 | 5.87% | 0.044% |
| 1987 | 12,892,331 | 695,035 | 9,295,461 | 2,901,835 | – | 0.82 | −12.31% | 0.042% |
| 1986 | 14,701,767 | 622,145 | 10,655,457 | 3,424,166 | – | 0.97 | 3.41% | 0.050% |
| 1985 | 14,216,931 | 565,379 | 10,316,761 | 3,334,791 | – | 0.97 | 2.29% | 0.049% |
| 1984 | 13,898,230 | 544,442 | 10,068,114 | 3,285,674 | – | 0.98 | 2.65% | 0.048% |
| 1983 | 13,539,483 | 523,950 | 9,786,350 | 3,229,182 | – | 0.99 | 1.59% | 0.048% |
| 1982 | 13,328,059 | 547,872 | 9,629,005 | 3,151,182 | – | 1 | 2.18% | 0.048% |
| 1981 | 13,044,200 | 584,078 | 9,452,472 | 3,007,650 | – | 1.01 | −0.12% | 0.047% |
| 1980 | 13,060,258 | 717,783 | 9,350,450 | 2,992,024 | – | 1.04 | −4.37% | 0.046% |
| 1979 | 13,657,652 | 765,899 | 9,702,902 | 3,188,851 | – | 1.12 | 1.24% | 0.048% |
| 1978 | 13,490,290 | 743,113 | 9,520,600 | 3,226,578 | – | 1.14 | 4.28% | 0.048% |
| 1977 | 12,936,108 | 952,449 | 8,954,360 | 3,029,299 | – | 1.13 | −0.28% | 0.047% |
| 1976 | 12,972,258 | 1,022,762 | 8,907,867 | 3,041,628 | – | 1.16 | 4.53% | 0.049% |
| 1975 | 12,409,980 | 822,381 | 8,628,104 | 2,959,495 | – | 1.15 | 2.18% | 0.049% |
| 1974 | 12,144,732 | 893,794 | 8,372,975 | 2,877,963 | – | 1.15 | 2.47% | 0.048% |
| 1973 | 11,852,326 | 855,155 | 8,169,280 | 2,827,891 | – | 1.16 | 2% | 0.047% |
| 1972 | 11,619,831 | 927,765 | 7,917,554 | 2,774,511 | – | 1.16 | 3.11% | 0.048% |
| 1971 | 11,269,844 | 943,669 | 7,637,727 | 2,688,448 | – | 1.16 | 0.61% | 0.048% |
| 1970 | 11,202,037 | 937,022 | 7,591,017 | 2,673,998 | – | 1.19 | – | 0.048% |
See also
- Uganda CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Uganda
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).