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Carbon intensity of GDP in Uganda

Uganda: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.1674 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1674 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
142nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.1921 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2021
All-time low
0.0956 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 1994
Years of data
43
1982–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Uganda, 1982–2024

00.050.10.150.21982200320241982: 0.11 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1983: 0.099 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1984: 0.104 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1985: 0.111 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1986: 0.122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1987: 0.131 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1988: 0.131 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1989: 0.116 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1990: 0.128 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1991: 0.123 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1992: 0.121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1993: 0.113 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1994: 0.096 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1995: 0.111 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1996: 0.111 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1997: 0.111 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1998: 0.124 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1999: 0.118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2000: 0.116 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2001: 0.112 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2002: 0.117 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2003: 0.116 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2004: 0.114 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2005: 0.131 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2006: 0.138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2007: 0.153 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2008: 0.158 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2009: 0.163 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2010: 0.153 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2011: 0.157 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2012: 0.153 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2013: 0.151 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2014: 0.158 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2015: 0.173 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2016: 0.177 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2017: 0.179 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2018: 0.184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2019: 0.178 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2020: 0.175 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2021: 0.192 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2022: 0.18 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2023: 0.175 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2024: 0.167 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.1674 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP for carbon intensity of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.1921 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0956 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 1994.

That places Uganda 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Uganda, year by year

Year kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Change
1982 0.1099 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP —
1983 0.0994 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -9.6%
1984 0.1037 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.3%
1985 0.1113 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +7.4%
1986 0.122 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +9.6%
1987 0.1311 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +7.5%
1988 0.1306 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.4%
1989 0.1155 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -11.6%
1990 0.1279 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +10.7%
1991 0.1232 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.7%
1992 0.1212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.6%
1993 0.1128 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -7.0%
1994 0.0956 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -15.2%
1995 0.1111 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +16.2%
1996 0.1111 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.1%
1997 0.1111 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.0%
1998 0.1238 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +11.4%
1999 0.1179 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -4.7%
2000 0.1157 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.9%
2001 0.1118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.3%
2002 0.1172 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.8%
2003 0.1163 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.8%
2004 0.114 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.0%
2005 0.1315 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +15.3%
2006 0.1377 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.8%
2007 0.1532 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +11.2%
2008 0.1577 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.0%
2009 0.1625 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.1%
2010 0.1526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -6.1%
2011 0.1565 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.6%
2012 0.1531 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.2%
2013 0.1506 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.6%
2014 0.1576 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.7%
2015 0.1728 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +9.6%
2016 0.1769 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.4%
2017 0.1787 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.0%
2018 0.1843 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.1%
2019 0.1784 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.2%
2020 0.1746 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.1%
2021 0.1921 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +10.0%
2022 0.1802 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -6.2%
2023 0.1745 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.1%
2024 0.1674 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1155 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0994 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1311 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 8
1990s 0.1156 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0956 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1279 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.1318 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1625 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.1661 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1506 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1843 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.1778 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1674 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1921 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 139 Papua New Guinea 0.2014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  2. 140 Guinea-Bissau 0.1978 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  3. 141 Paraguay 0.1736 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  4. 143 Chad 0.1665 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  5. 144 Ethiopia 0.166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  6. 145 French Polynesia 0.1658 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Uganda?
Carbon intensity of gdp in Uganda was 0.1674 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.1921 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0956 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1994.
How does Uganda rank for carbon intensity of gdp?
Uganda ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.