Environment in Uganda

51 indicators covering environment for Uganda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.15 Mt CO2e 2024 up 44.8% 65th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3.84 Mt CO2e 2024 up 57.7% 109th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1674 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 6.2% 142nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1276 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.3% 165th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.165 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 23.8% 183rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.25 Mt CO2e 2024 up 70.1% 117th
Aquaculture production 103,420 metric tons 2024 down 6.8% 40th
Capture fisheries production 538,160 metric tons 2024 up 16.6% 33rd
Total fisheries production 641,580 metric tons 2024 up 12.0% 38th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.97 Mt CO2e 2024 up 114.4% 87th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e 2024 up 59.7% 98th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.675 Mt CO2e 2024 up 86.4% 111th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 8.86 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.1% 39th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4925 Mt CO2e 2024 up 32.9% 27th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0269 Mt CO2e 2024 up 72.4% 79th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 57.3 Mt CO2e 2024 up 38.5% 73rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.4684 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.5% 45th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0525 Mt CO2e 2024 up 65.1% 100th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0067 Mt CO2e 2024 up 103.0% 109th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.85 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.5% 40th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.6936 Mt CO2e 2024 up 42.9% 65th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1683 Mt CO2e 2024 up 49.2% 20th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e 2024 up 100.0% 96th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.15 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 0.8% 179th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.51 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.9% 44th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.96 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.9% 10th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.27 Mt CO2e 2024 up 112.2% 45th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2833 Mt CO2e 2024 up 212.7% 10th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1109 Mt CO2e 2024 up 112.0% 12th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.19 Mt CO2e 2024 up 38.0% 46th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0573 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 6.2% 172nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 893.6% 2024 up 84.6% 17th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 205.3% 2024 up 37.6% 17th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 274.6% 2024 up 61.0% 22nd
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 250.1% 2024 up 62.7% 11th
Coal rents 0.0% 2021 70th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 5.83 2022 unchanged 115th
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 113.07 Mt CO2e 2023 up 27.2% 45th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 56.47 Mt CO2e 2023 up 14.8% 9th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 0.8% 2023 up 100.0% 169th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 1.8% 2023 up 100.0% 178th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 3.7% 2023 up 42.3% 180th
Forest rents 7.5% 2021 down 18.3% 9th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 69.3 2022 up 56.1% 50th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land 43.07 Mt CO2e 2023 up 20.3% 3rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 13.1 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 38th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0.3057 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 43rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 38th
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 up 1.6% 1st