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The 2000–2005 growth rate in
African fossil fuel emissions was
3.2% per year (y
−1
) very close
to the global average. Fossil fuel
emissions per capita in Africa are
among the lowest in the world,
at 0.32 t per year (y
−1
) compared
to the global average of 1.2 t per
year (y
−1
). Uganda has the highest
consumption rate for biomass
energy in the East African region
(93%). This has implications on GHG
emissions and loss of forest cover.
Bush burning in Nakasongola District, Central Uganda
NEMA 2006
Regional Emissions from LUC&F
South & S.E Asia Tropical Africa
S. and Central America
Source
: State of Environment Report for Uganda (2008)
Source
: Canadell et al 2009
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