Uganda: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
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| Uganda |
Carbon dioxide emissions, million metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 8 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | Mt CO2 eq |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2024 |
| Average | 3 |
| Min - Max | 1 - 8 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 8 Mt CO2 eq, unchanged from 8 Mt CO2 eq in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 201 Mt CO2 eq, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Uganda from 1970 to 2024 is 3 Mt CO2 eq. The minimum value, 1 Mt CO2 eq, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 8 Mt CO2 eq was recorded in 2021.
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| Recent values | Uganda: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
Definition: A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measuring unit (Mt CO2 eq) is a measure of all greenhouse gases, converted to CO2-equivalent impact. It is reported in millions of tons. It is widely used in climate science, emissions reporting, and international climate agreements.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Energy use per capita | 497.39 | 2023 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Share of clean energy | 90.90 | 2022 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.06 | 2024 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Energy use per $1000 GDP | 178.21 | 2023 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 108.85 | 2021 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 8 | 2024 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 0.17 | 2024 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 57 | 2024 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| GDP per unit of energy | 6.23 | 2023 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
| Net energy imports | 20.49 | 2022 | percent |
| Natural resources income | 7.48 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 55.30 | 2024 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 24.025 | 2024 | liters per person per year |