Renewable electricity in Uganda
Uganda: Renewable electricity was 93.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in Uganda, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 93.0% for renewable electricity in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Uganda peaked at 99.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 2010.
Uganda ranks 16th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.4% | — |
| 1991 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +42.4% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +1.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 93.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.6%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.2%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +42.4% | 61.1% | 87.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 59.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 54.8% | 96.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Uganda?
- Renewable electricity in Uganda was 93.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for renewable electricity?
- Uganda ranks 16th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants