Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Uganda
Uganda: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Uganda, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Uganda peaked at 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 104th of 203 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.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +29.3% | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 101 New Caledonia 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 102 Equatorial Guinea 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 103 Georgia 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 105 Tunisia 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 106 Cambodia 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Uganda?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Uganda was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- Uganda ranks 104th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.