Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Uganda

Greenhouse gas emissions in Uganda were 1.1 t CO2e per person in 2024.

Measure: Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Uganda, 2024 1.1 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
Change from 2023 −1.5% 2023: 1.2 t CO2e per person
World, 2024 6.4 t CO2e per person Official aggregate
Position in 2024 179th of 203 See the full ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Uganda over time

View
Places
2 selected
Uganda World ×

Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period UgandaWorld
2024 1.1 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2023 1.2 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2022 1.1 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2021 1.2 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2020 1.1 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2019 1.2 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2018 1.2 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2017 1.1 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2016 1.2 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2015 1.2 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2014 1.1 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2013 1.1 t CO2e per person 6.5 t CO2e per person
2012 1.1 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2011 1.1 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2010 1.1 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2009 1.1 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2008 1.1 t CO2e per person 6.2 t CO2e per person
2007 0.9 t CO2e per person 6.2 t CO2e per person
2006 0.9 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2005 0.8 t CO2e per person 6.0 t CO2e per person
2004 0.8 t CO2e per person 5.9 t CO2e per person
2003 0.8 t CO2e per person 5.8 t CO2e per person
2002 0.8 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person
2001 0.8 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person
2000 0.8 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.5% from 1.2 t CO2e per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 1.1 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by +0.8%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Uganda has the 179th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Uganda
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database