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Uganda
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP99.61[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2177.60[$]
Population45.74[millions]
Land Area243049.31[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 125 35.80 3.10
Ecosystem Vitality 66 49.20 2.50
Biodiversity 44 75.80 0.20
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 61 95.20 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 64 95.30 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 81 35.00 2.40
Biodiversity Habitat Index 110 40.70 NA
Species Protection Index 49 71.50 1.30
Species Habitat Index 74 86.90 -9.80
Ecosystem Services 156 14.60 -11.50
Tree cover loss 125 8.80 -9.80
Grassland loss 153 22.20 -28.00
Wetland loss 97 41.40 -5.40
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 107 63.20 43.60
SO2 growth rate 85 77.70 66.00
NOx growth rate 137 48.80 21.30
Agriculture 148 21.30 1.10
Pesticide 147 4.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 91 38.70 2.30
Water Resources 132 0.40 NA
Wastewater treatment 132 0.40 NA
Health 136 24.90 0.10
Air Quality 126 27.40 -2.60
PM2.5 57 40.80 -5.30
Household solid fuels 150 11.40 2.90
Ozone 129 36.10 -20.40
NOx 84 29.90 -2.60
SO2 147 24.40 1.70
CO 160 14.40 -4.10
VOC 166 4.10 -5.00
Sanitation Drinking Water 143 17.60 3.40
Sanitation 146 17.50 3.40
Drinking water 143 17.70 3.50
Heavy Metals 118 41.30 5.70
Lead 118 41.30 5.70
Waste Management 150 13.20 1.00
Solid waste 135 7.70 NA
Recycling 52 24.10 3.10
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 148 26.80 5.60
Climate Change 148 26.80 5.60
CO2 growth rate 139 15.40 15.40
CH4 growth rate 148 22.40 3.80
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 140 44.20 1.60
Black Carbon growth rate 137 52.00 -2.10
Proj. GHG Emissions 111 29.80 0.70
CO2 from land cover 135 16.80 -18.20
GHG intensity trend 75 53.30 -2.30
GHG per capita 13 96.10 1.80

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Honduras 36.5
Gambia 36.4
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Egypt 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
GDP per capita
Kiribati 49
Afghanistan 43.6
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Mali 28.5
Issue Performance
Malawi 40.6
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Rwanda 32.8
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Chad 28.1
Ghana 27.7
Government Effectiveness
Suriname 45.9
Bolivia 40.1
Niger 37.7
Honduras 36.5
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Egypt 35.5
Ethiopia 31.8
Algeria 29.6
Pakistan 24.6
Regulatory Quality
Tonga 43.8
Russia 37.5
Maldives 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Honduras 36.5
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Benin 29.6
Voice and Accountability
Jordan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Kuwait 42.4
Thailand 38.1
Uganda 35.8
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Angola 30.5
Mali 28.5
Bangladesh 23.1
Rule of Law
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Peru 39.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Egypt 35.5
Indonesia 28.2
Turkey 26.3
Control of Corruption
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Iran 34.5
Laos 30.7
Cameroon 30.2
Nigeria 28.3
Guatemala 28
Bangladesh 23.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Belarus 48.5
Israel 48.2
Mexico 45.5
Azerbaijan 38.6
Russia 37.5
Uganda 35.8
Algeria 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Mauritania 28.1
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Sub-Saharan Africa
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
South Africa 37.2
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Least Developed Countries
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
UGA