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Uganda
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP77.26[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1808.43[$]
Population42.72[millions]
Urbanization24.95[%]
Land Area243049.31[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 127 35.6 1.8
Health 135 25.7 0.7
Air Quality 112 32.6 -1.7
PM2.5 57 48 -3.5
Household solid fuels 150 11.3 2.7
Ozone 129 33.7 -16.9
Sanitation & Drinking Water 143 17.6 3.2
Sanitation 146 17.5 3.1
Drinking water 143 17.6 3.2
Heavy Metals 118 41.9 5
Lead 118 41.9 5
Waste Management 118 4.9 -
Solid waste 118 4.9 -
Ecosystem Vitality 111 42.2 2.5
Biodiversity 33 81.4 -0.7
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 59 95.2 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 62 95.3 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 63 37.3 4.7
Species Habitat Index 74 86.8 -9.9
Species Protection Index 44 92.6 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 86 53.8 -0.3
Ecosystem Services 137 24.4 -8.5
Tree cover loss 139 20.1 -11.8
Grassland loss 73 59.2 18.8
Wetland loss 47 66.6 22.4
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 162 27.4 8.5
CO2 growth rate 154 17.6 11.3
CH4 growth rate 150 36.6 14.7
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 133 39.6 4.7
Black Carbon growth rate 123 40 -21.1
CO2 from land cover 143 23.9 -
GHG intensity trend 74 51.6 3
GHG per capita 14 93.3 -3.6
Pollution Emissions 127 44.4 -5.5
SO2 growth rate 132 46 -15
NOx growth rate 114 42.9 4.1
Agriculture 91 38.7 2.3
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 91 38.7 2.3
Water Resources 118 0.4 -
Wastewater treatment 118 0.4 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Guyana 35.9
Uganda 35.6
Maldives 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
GDP per capita
Burkina Faso 38.3
Kiribati 37.7
Uganda 35.6
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Afghanistan 25.5
Issue Performance
Malawi 38.3
Zimbabwe 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Zambia 34.7
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Regulatory Quality
Argentina 52.2
Ukraine 49.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Grenada 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Uganda 35.6
Kenya 34.7
Fiji 34.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Guatemala 31.8
Voice & Accountability
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Morocco 42.3
Uganda 35.6
Maldives 35.6
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Haiti 27
Political Stability
Azerbaijan 46.5
Thailand 45.4
Tajikistan 38.2
Zimbabwe 37
Uganda 35.6
Nepal 32.7
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Mauritania 27.7
Haiti 27
Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Eswatini 33.8
Least Developed Countries
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Ease of Doing Business Index
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Iran 48
Paraguay 46.4
Egypt 43.3
Uganda 35.6
Eswatini 33.8
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
UGA