CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Uganda
Uganda: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 3,480 thousand metric tons in 2009. ◆ Volatile
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Uganda, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Uganda is 3,480 thousand metric tons, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 147.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Uganda peaked at 3,480 thousand metric tons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 407.04 thousand metric tons, in 1961.
Uganda ranks 22nd of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 651.26 thousand metric tons | 407.04 thousand metric tons | 1,177 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,095 thousand metric tons | 674.73 thousand metric tons | 1,445 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 666.29 thousand metric tons | 528.05 thousand metric tons | 865.41 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,008 thousand metric tons | 762.74 thousand metric tons | 1,408 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,309 thousand metric tons | 1,533 thousand metric tons | 3,480 thousand metric tons | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 19 Botswana 4,430 thousand metric tons compare
- 20 Mauritius 3,825 thousand metric tons compare
- 21 Namibia 3,586 thousand metric tons compare
- 23 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,695 thousand metric tons compare
- 24 Mozambique 2,600 thousand metric tons compare
- 25 Mauritania 2,076 thousand metric tons compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.1 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 11.14 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,730 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,748 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 54.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8,751 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Uganda?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Uganda was 3,480 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3,480 thousand metric tons in 2009.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 407.04 thousand metric tons in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Uganda ranks 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.