Uganda CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
8,254,862
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.70%
increase
Global Share
0.02%
Per Capita
0.15
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Uganda were 8,254,862 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1.7% over the previous year, representing an increase by 138,249 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 8,116,613 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Uganda are equivalent to 0.15 tons per person, a decrease by 0 over the figure of 0.16 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −1.4% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Uganda
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,254,862 | 1.7% | 0.15 | 0.02% |
| 2023 | 8,116,613 | 2.04% | 0.16 | 0.02% |
| 2022 | 7,954,130 | −1.93% | 0.16 | 0.02% |
| 2021 | 8,110,492 | 13.91% | 0.17 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 7,119,830 | 0.78% | 0.15 | 0.02% |
| 2019 | 7,064,588 | 3.03% | 0.15 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | 6,857,097 | 9.64% | 0.15 | 0.02% |
| 2017 | 6,253,930 | 4.2% | 0.15 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 6,001,772 | 7.26% | 0.14 | 0.02% |
| 2015 | 5,595,368 | 15.31% | 0.14 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | 4,852,428 | 10% | 0.12 | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 4,411,432 | 1.9% | 0.12 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 4,329,033 | 1.55% | 0.12 | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 4,262,799 | 12.19% | 0.12 | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 3,799,757 | −0.81% | 0.11 | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 3,830,684 | 10.07% | 0.12 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 3,480,351 | 11.93% | 0.11 | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 3,109,323 | 20.58% | 0.1 | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 2,578,643 | 16.07% | 0.09 | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 2,221,718 | 22.59% | 0.08 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 1,812,307 | 4.7% | 0.07 | 0.01% |
| 2003 | 1,731,000 | 5.66% | 0.07 | 0.01% |
| 2002 | 1,638,349 | 13.95% | 0.06 | 0.01% |
| 2001 | 1,437,716 | 1.68% | 0.06 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 1,413,918 | 1.17% | 0.06 | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 1,397,517 | 2.95% | 0.06 | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 1,357,430 | 16.84% | 0.06 | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 1,161,737 | 5.09% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 1,105,422 | 9.17% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 1,012,559 | 29.53% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 781,738 | −9.79% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 866,588 | 0.77% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 859,969 | 1.78% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 844,894 | 1.7% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 830,776 | 17.86% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 704,856 | −5.96% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 749,564 | 7.85% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 695,035 | 11.72% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 622,145 | 10.04% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 565,379 | 3.85% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 544,442 | 3.91% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 523,950 | −4.37% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 547,872 | −6.2% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 584,078 | −18.63% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 717,783 | −6.28% | 0.06 | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 765,899 | 3.07% | 0.06 | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 743,113 | −21.98% | 0.06 | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 952,449 | −6.87% | 0.08 | 0.01% |
| 1976 | 1,022,762 | 24.37% | 0.09 | 0.01% |
| 1975 | 822,381 | −7.99% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 893,794 | 4.52% | 0.08 | 0.01% |
| 1973 | 855,155 | −7.83% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 927,765 | −1.69% | 0.09 | 0.01% |
| 1971 | 943,669 | 0.71% | 0.1 | 0.01% |
| 1970 | 937,022 | – | 0.1 | 0.01% |
See also
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).