What is emissions of air pollutants in Uganda?

Emissions of air pollutants in Uganda was 136,387 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 162,120 tonnes in 2018.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 381.58 tonnes in 1750.

How does Uganda rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Uganda ranks 83rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Uganda data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Uganda

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Uganda
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uganda: Emissions of air pollutants was 136,387 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

136,387 tonnes

Change on year

up 2.9%

World rank

83rd

of 220 countries

All-time high

162,120 tonnes

in 2018

All-time low

381.58 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Uganda, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Uganda stood at 136,387 tonnes.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Uganda peaked at 162,120 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 381.58 tonnes, in 1750.

Uganda ranks 83rd of 220 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
1750s	382.14 tonnes	381.58 tonnes	382.69 tonnes	10
1760s	383.37 tonnes	382.82 tonnes	383.93 tonnes	10
1770s	384.61 tonnes	384.06 tonnes	385.17 tonnes	10
1780s	385.85 tonnes	385.3 tonnes	386.41 tonnes	10
1790s	387.09 tonnes	386.54 tonnes	387.65 tonnes	10
1800s	393.28 tonnes	387.77 tonnes	398.79 tonnes	10
1810s	406.48 tonnes	400.01 tonnes	412.96 tonnes	10
1820s	420.96 tonnes	414.41 tonnes	427.53 tonnes	10
1830s	435.65 tonnes	429 tonnes	442.32 tonnes	10
1840s	450.55 tonnes	443.81 tonnes	457.32 tonnes	10
1850s	473.21 tonnes	458.83 tonnes	488.04 tonnes	10
1860s	517.45 tonnes	491.49 tonnes	544.07 tonnes	10
1870s	578.89 tonnes	550.2 tonnes	608.37 tonnes	10
1880s	647.16 tonnes	615.17 tonnes	680.43 tonnes	10
1890s	725.15 tonnes	688.28 tonnes	763.15 tonnes	10
1900s	988.98 tonnes	771.94 tonnes	1,286 tonnes	10
1910s	1,841 tonnes	1,378 tonnes	2,324 tonnes	10
1920s	2,715 tonnes	2,298 tonnes	3,228 tonnes	10
1930s	3,831 tonnes	3,361 tonnes	4,408 tonnes	10
1940s	5,573 tonnes	4,578 tonnes	6,752 tonnes	10
1950s	9,822 tonnes	7,833 tonnes	12,148 tonnes	10
1960s	15,659 tonnes	12,578 tonnes	20,182 tonnes	10
1970s	22,370 tonnes	20,658 tonnes	23,426 tonnes	10
1980s	26,758 tonnes	24,985 tonnes	29,709 tonnes	10
1990s	36,936 tonnes	32,009 tonnes	41,554 tonnes	10
2000s	58,481 tonnes	45,478 tonnes	77,686 tonnes	10
2010s	109,858 tonnes	82,477 tonnes	162,120 tonnes	10
2020s	130,504 tonnes	122,583 tonnes	136,387 tonnes	3

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More environment data for Uganda

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 57.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2833 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0269 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.15 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Uganda?: Emissions of air pollutants in Uganda was 136,387 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 162,120 tonnes in 2018.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 381.58 tonnes in 1750.
How does Uganda rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Uganda ranks 83rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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