Uganda - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Uganda was 17,390 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17,390 in 2018 and a minimum value of 6,070 in 1990.

Definition: Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 6,070
1991 6,300
1992 6,410
1993 6,590
1994 6,390
1995 6,530
1996 6,710
1997 7,080
1998 7,570
1999 7,290
2000 7,370
2001 7,510
2002 7,810
2003 8,660
2004 8,620
2005 9,400
2006 8,560
2007 9,650
2008 13,440
2009 13,410
2010 14,160
2011 14,080
2012 14,850
2013 14,850
2014 15,220
2015 15,820
2016 16,690
2017 17,140
2018 17,390

Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Uganda was 14,340 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,340 in 2018 and a minimum value of 3,790 in 1990.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 3,790
1991 3,880
1992 3,980
1993 4,070
1994 4,160
1995 4,500
1996 4,820
1997 5,150
1998 5,470
1999 5,800
2000 6,120
2001 6,300
2002 6,490
2003 6,670
2004 6,850
2005 7,030
2006 7,780
2007 8,520
2008 9,270
2009 10,010
2010 10,760
2011 11,360
2012 11,970
2013 12,580
2014 13,190
2015 13,790
2016 13,980
2017 14,160
2018 14,340

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Uganda was 38.95 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 44.82 in 2006, while its lowest value was 23.79 in 1970.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1970 23.79
1971 24.38
1972 24.52
1973 23.98
1974 26.27
1975 25.91
1976 25.71
1977 24.97
1978 26.44
1979 26.94
1980 26.55
1981 28.74
1982 27.07
1983 27.74
1984 27.89
1985 29.14
1986 28.84
1987 31.67
1988 31.43
1989 29.93
1990 38.05
1991 37.71
1992 37.94
1993 37.79
1994 39.02
1995 39.96
1996 40.54
1997 40.58
1998 40.16
1999 42.06
2000 42.74
2001 42.94
2002 42.73
2003 41.07
2004 41.72
2005 40.38
2006 44.82
2007 44.33
2008 38.95

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Uganda was 33,250 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33,250 in 2018 and a minimum value of 9,960 in 1990.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 9,960
1991 10,290
1992 10,490
1993 10,770
1994 10,660
1995 11,260
1996 11,890
1997 12,690
1998 13,620
1999 13,790
2000 14,320
2001 14,670
2002 15,190
2003 16,240
2004 16,420
2005 17,410
2006 17,360
2007 19,220
2008 23,800
2009 24,550
2010 26,080
2011 26,650
2012 28,070
2013 28,720
2014 29,740
2015 30,980
2016 32,090
2017 32,770
2018 33,250

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Uganda was 72.79 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 120.39 in 2007 and a minimum value of -5.39 in 1991.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1991 -5.39
1992 1.46
1993 1.14
1994 0.63
1995 5.83
1996 6.54
1997 9.22
1998 5.78
1999 11.77
2000 11.11
2001 12.10
2002 12.46
2003 21.75
2004 17.83
2005 37.51
2006 32.64
2007 120.39
2008 71.18
2009 40.78
2010 69.41
2011 71.10
2012 72.79

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions