Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Uganda
Uganda: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption was 117,109 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 117,109 TJ for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Uganda peaked at 193,277 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76,463 TJ, in 1997.
Uganda ranks 12th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Uganda, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78,080 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 79,682 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 81,852 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 83,308 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 85,195 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 85,860 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 87,036 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 76,463 TJ | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 78,958 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 81,332 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 85,317 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 93,932 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 97,697 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 101,638 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 105,745 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 110,047 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 114,739 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 119,670 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 124,167 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 129,319 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 134,721 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 140,381 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 146,170 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 152,352 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 158,829 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 165,622 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 171,609 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 178,782 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 186,800 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 193,277 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 153,611 TJ | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 113,944 TJ | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 113,274 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 112,605 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 117,109 TJ | +4.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 117,109 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,880 TJ, 19.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 117,109 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,037 TJ, 14.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -25.8% | 153,611 TJ | 113,944 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,777 TJ | 76,463 TJ | 87,036 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,227 TJ | 85,317 TJ | 129,319 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 162,854 TJ | 134,721 TJ | 193,277 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,109 TJ | 112,605 TJ | 153,611 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 9 Ethiopia 174,842 TJ compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9,568 TJ compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6,347 TJ compare
- 10 Zimbabwe 124,322 TJ compare
- 11 Angola 118,841 TJ compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 3,641 TJ compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,518 TJ compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,025 TJ compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 92,996 TJ compare
- 14 Thailand 81,688 TJ compare
- 14 Micronesia 711 TJ compare
- 15 Brazil 59,061 TJ compare
- 15 Polynesia 334.6 TJ compare
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 other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Uganda?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Uganda was 117,109 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 193,277 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,463 TJ in 1997.
- How does Uganda rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- Uganda ranks 12th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption. 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.