Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 6.36 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Uganda, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Uganda stood at 6.36 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 90.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Uganda peaked at 6.36 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5316 current US$ per person, in 1994.
Uganda ranks 200th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5448 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.5715 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5848 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5841 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5316 current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7027 current US$ per person | +32.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7872 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8408 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.958 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9846 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.01 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.02 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.18 current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 1.25 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.32 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 1.68 current US$ per person | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 2.04 current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 2.49 current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 2.61 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.95 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 2.94 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.34 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 3.42 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.38 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.8 current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 4.37 current US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 4.58 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.81 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.52 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 5.56 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.83 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 6.36 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 6.36 current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.38 current US$ per person, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 6.36 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.54 current US$ per person, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.709 current US$ per person | 0.5316 current US$ per person | 0.9846 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 current US$ per person | 1.01 current US$ per person | 2.95 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 current US$ per person | 2.94 current US$ per person | 5.56 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1 current US$ per person | 5.83 current US$ per person | 6.36 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 197 South Sudan 7.42 current US$ per person compare
- 198 Guinea-Bissau 7.38 current US$ per person compare
- 199 Madagascar 6.55 current US$ per person compare
- 201 Chad 6.08 current US$ per person compare
- 202 Sierra Leone 5.11 current US$ per person compare
- 203 Rwanda 5.07 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -31.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -34.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Uganda?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Uganda was 6.36 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.36 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5316 current US$ per person in 1994.
- How does Uganda rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Uganda ranks 200th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.1%. 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 Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.