Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Uganda

Methane emissions in Uganda in 2024 — 37.06 Mt. Ranked 153 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 2,556.3%.

2024 37.06 Mt +3.92% vs 2023
World rank 153of 199
Period maximum 37.06 Mt2024
Period minimum 1.4 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Uganda, 1850–2024010203040185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 1.4 Mt1853: 1.41 Mt1856: 1.42 Mt1859: 1.44 Mt1862: 1.45 Mt1865: 1.47 Mt1868: 1.5 Mt1871: 1.52 Mt1874: 1.54 Mt1877: 1.56 Mt1880: 1.59 Mt1883: 1.61 Mt1886: 1.64 Mt1889: 1.67 Mt1892: 1.7 Mt1895: 1.73 Mt1898: 1.76 Mt1901: 1.8 Mt1904: 1.78 Mt1907: 1.88 Mt1910: 2.01 Mt1913: 2.23 Mt1916: 2.3 Mt1919: 2.51 Mt1922: 2.57 Mt1925: 2.68 Mt1928: 2.81 Mt1931: 3.01 Mt1934: 3.16 Mt1937: 3.33 Mt1940: 3.55 Mt1943: 3.84 Mt1946: 4.17 Mt1949: 4.42 Mt1952: 4.86 Mt1955: 5.24 Mt1958: 5.67 Mt1961: 6.51 Mt1964: 6.38 Mt1967: 6.64 Mt1970: 7.61 Mt1973: 8.18 Mt1976: 8.76 Mt1979: 9.69 Mt1982: 9.87 Mt1985: 10.35 Mt1988: 9.98 Mt1991: 11.83 Mt1994: 12.4 Mt1997: 13.62 Mt2000: 14.32 Mt2003: 16.22 Mt2006: 16.8 Mt2009: 22.98 Mt2012: 25.87 Mt2015: 28.43 Mt2018: 30.87 Mt2021: 35.13 Mt2024: 37.06 Mt
Change over the period: +35.66 (+2,556.34%) Average annual rate: 1.9 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda

Uganda 37.06 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1,219.5 Mt
Eastern Africa computed 439.59 Mt
Low-income countries computed 657.97 Mt
Methane emissions — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 37.06 +1.4 +3.92%
2023 35.66 +0.23 +0.65%
2022 35.43 +0.3 +0.85%
2021 35.13 +1.7 +5.1%
2020 33.42 +1.26 +3.91%
2019 32.17 +1.3 +4.2%
2018 30.87 +0.93 +3.12%
2017 29.93 +0.19 +0.65%
2016 29.74 +1.31 +4.59%
2015 28.43 +1.12 +4.09%
2014 27.32 +0.9 +3.42%
2013 26.42 +0.54 +2.09%
2012 25.87 +1.29 +5.26%
2011 24.58 +0.38 +1.55%
2010 24.2 +1.23 +5.34%
2009 22.98 +0.37 +1.62%
2008 22.61 +4.4 +24.14%
2007 18.21 +1.42 +8.44%
2006 16.8 −0.66 −3.79%
2005 17.46 +1.04 +6.34%
2004 16.42 +0.2 +1.21%
2003 16.22 +1.1 +7.28%
2002 15.12 +0.56 +3.87%
2001 14.56 +0.23 +1.63%
2000 14.32 +0.23 +1.63%
1999 14.09 −0.18 −1.24%
1998 14.27 +0.65 +4.75%
1997 13.62 +0.54 +4.1%
1996 13.09 +0.42 +3.32%
1995 12.67 +0.27 +2.15%
1994 12.4 −0.06 −0.48%
1993 12.46 +0.33 +2.71%
1992 12.13 +0.3 +2.54%
1991 11.83 +0.41 +3.63%
1990 11.41 +0.98 +9.35%
1989 10.44 +0.46 +4.57%
1988 9.98 +0.4 +4.23%
1987 9.58 −1.11 −10.38%
1986 10.69 +0.34 +3.28%
1985 10.35 +0.15 +1.44%
1984 10.2 +0.27 +2.7%
1983 9.93 +0.07 +0.68%
1982 9.87 +0.31 +3.28%
1981 9.55 −0.09 −0.97%
1980 9.65 −0.04 −0.45%
1979 9.69 +0.26 +2.77%
1978 9.43 +0.46 +5.11%
1977 8.97 +0.21 +2.37%
1976 8.76 +0.3 +3.5%
1975 8.47 +0.31 +3.75%
1974 8.16 −0.02 −0.23%
1973 8.18 +0.3 +3.78%
1972 7.88 +0.25 +3.28%
1971 7.63 +0.02 +0.33%
1970 7.61 +0.62 +8.81%
1969 6.99 +0.29 +4.27%
1968 6.71 +0.07 +1.02%
1967 6.64 +0.16 +2.49%
1966 6.48 +0.03 +0.51%
1965 6.44 +0.06 +0.99%
1964 6.38 +0 +0.02%
1963 6.38 +0.07 +1.08%
1962 6.31 −0.2 −3.06%
1961 6.51 +0.52 +8.63%
1960 5.99 +0.17 +2.87%
1959 5.83 +0.16 +2.79%
1958 5.67 +0.15 +2.68%
1957 5.52 +0.14 +2.64%
1956 5.38 +0.14 +2.57%
1955 5.24 +0.13 +2.56%
1954 5.11 +0.13 +2.57%
1953 4.98 +0.13 +2.59%
1952 4.86 +0.13 +2.66%
1951 4.73 +0.13 +2.76%
1950 4.61 +0.18 +4.14%
1949 4.42 +0.08 +1.91%
1948 4.34 +0.08 +1.95%
1947 4.26 +0.08 +1.99%
1946 4.17 +0.16 +3.86%
1945 4.02 +0.08 +1.93%
1944 3.94 +0.1 +2.55%
1943 3.84 +0.1 +2.62%
1942 3.75 +0.1 +2.66%
1941 3.65 +0.1 +2.7%
1940 3.55 +0.08 +2.39%
1939 3.47 +0.07 +2.09%
1938 3.4 +0.07 +2.04%
1937 3.33 +0.06 +1.96%
1936 3.27 +0.07 +2.03%
1935 3.2 +0.05 +1.46%
1934 3.16 +0.05 +1.51%
1933 3.11 +0.05 +1.67%
1932 3.06 +0.05 +1.7%
1931 3.01 +0.05 +1.79%
1930 2.95 +0.06 +2.18%
1929 2.89 +0.08 +2.77%
1928 2.81 +0.06 +2.33%
1927 2.75 +0.04 +1.44%
1926 2.71 +0.03 +1.19%
1925 2.68 +0.04 +1.36%
1924 2.64 +0.04 +1.54%
1923 2.6 +0.03 +1.36%
1922 2.57 +0.05 +2.11%
1921 2.51 +0.04 +1.53%
1920 2.48 −0.03 −1.32%
1919 2.51 +0.02 +0.97%
1918 2.49 +0.14 +5.88%
1917 2.35 +0.05 +2.27%
1916 2.3 +0.02 +1.06%
1915 2.27 +0.04 +1.7%
1914 2.23 +0.01 +0.31%
1913 2.23 +0.08 +3.58%
1912 2.15 +0.03 +1.56%
1911 2.12 +0.11 +5.54%
1910 2.01 +0.04 +2.24%
1909 1.96 +0.04 +2.08%
1908 1.92 +0.04 +2.07%
1907 1.88 +0.04 +1.95%
1906 1.85 +0.03 +1.88%
1905 1.81 +0.03 +1.85%
1904 1.78 +0.03 +1.72%
1903 1.75 −0.07 −3.85%
1902 1.82 +0.02 +0.94%
1901 1.8 +0.02 +0.9%
1900 1.79 +0.01 +0.68%
1899 1.77 +0.01 +0.62%
1898 1.76 +0.01 +0.63%
1897 1.75 +0.01 +0.63%
1896 1.74 +0.01 +0.58%
1895 1.73 +0.01 +0.64%
1894 1.72 +0.01 +0.58%
1893 1.71 +0.01 +0.59%
1892 1.7 +0.01 +0.59%
1891 1.69 +0.01 +0.6%
1890 1.68 +0.01 +0.6%
1889 1.67 +0.01 +0.6%
1888 1.66 +0.01 +0.55%
1887 1.65 +0.01 +0.55%
1886 1.64 +0.01 +0.61%
1885 1.63 +0.01 +0.55%
1884 1.62 +0.01 +0.56%
1883 1.61 +0.01 +0.5%
1882 1.61 +0.01 +0.56%
1881 1.6 +0.01 +0.57%
1880 1.59 +0.01 +0.51%
1879 1.58 +0.01 +0.51%
1878 1.57 +0.01 +0.51%
1877 1.56 +0.01 +0.51%
1876 1.56 +0.01 +0.52%
1875 1.55 +0.01 +0.52%
1874 1.54 +0.01 +0.52%
1873 1.53 +0.01 +0.46%
1872 1.53 +0.01 +0.53%
1871 1.52 +0.01 +0.46%
1870 1.51 +0.01 +0.53%
1869 1.5 +0.01 +0.47%
1868 1.5 +0.01 +0.47%
1867 1.49 +0.01 +0.47%
1866 1.48 +0.01 +0.47%
1865 1.47 +0.01 +0.48%
1864 1.47 +0.01 +0.41%
1863 1.46 +0.01 +0.48%
1862 1.45 +0.01 +0.48%
1861 1.45 +0.01 +0.42%
1860 1.44 +0.01 +0.35%
1859 1.44 +0 +0.35%
1858 1.43 +0.01 +0.35%
1857 1.43 +0 +0.28%
1856 1.42 +0 +0.35%
1855 1.42 +0 +0.28%
1854 1.41 +0.01 +0.36%
1853 1.41 +0 +0.28%
1852 1.4 +0 +0.36%
1851 1.4 +0 +0.29%
1850 1.4

About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.