Gaseous biofuels — Energy production in Uganda
Uganda: Gaseous biofuels — Energy production was 1,669 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gaseous biofuels — Energy production in Uganda, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gaseous biofuels — energy production in Uganda is 1,669 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gaseous biofuels — energy production in Uganda peaked at 1,669 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7 TJ, in 2009.
Uganda ranks 39th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gaseous biofuels — Energy production in Uganda, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 TJ | — |
| 2010 | 111 TJ | +1485.7% |
| 2011 | 339 TJ | +205.4% |
| 2012 | 549 TJ | +61.9% |
| 2013 | 924 TJ | +68.3% |
| 2014 | 1,016 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1,129 TJ | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 1,195 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1,258 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1,341 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1,324 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,335 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,340 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,465 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1,605 TJ | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 1,669 TJ | +4.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1,669 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.6 TJ, 77.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gaseous biofuels — Energy production in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1485.7% | 7 TJ | 111 TJ |
| 2011 | +205.4% | 111 TJ | 339 TJ |
| 2013 | +68.3% | 549 TJ | 924 TJ |
| 2012 | +61.9% | 339 TJ | 549 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 TJ | 7 TJ | 7 TJ | 1 |
| 2010s | 918.67 TJ | 111 TJ | 1,341 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,483 TJ | 1,335 TJ | 1,669 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gaseous biofuels — energy production in Uganda?
- Gaseous biofuels — energy production in Uganda was 1,669 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gaseous biofuels — energy production recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,669 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest gaseous biofuels — energy production recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 TJ in 2009.
- How does Uganda rank for gaseous biofuels — energy production?
- Uganda ranks 39th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gaseous biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gaseous biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.