Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda
Uganda: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 165th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 84% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 162 Barbados 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 French Polynesia 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 Haiti 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 Tuvalu 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 Belgium 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Uganda?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Uganda was 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Uganda ranks 165th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.