Greenland vs Kuwait: Decadal temperature anomalies
Greenland
0.4699 °C
in 2010
Kuwait
0.4637 °C
in 2010
Greenland rank
29th
Kuwait rank
32nd
Decadal temperature anomalies over time
- Greenland
- Kuwait
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.4699 °C against 0.4637 °C in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0062 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Kuwait ahead.
Greenland ranks 29th and Kuwait ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.31 °C | -0.9749 °C | 0.3379 °C | Kuwait |
| 1950s | -1.03 °C | -1.6 °C | 0.5691 °C | Greenland |
| 1960s | -0.7882 °C | -1.23 °C | 0.4442 °C | Greenland |
| 1970s | -0.9209 °C | -1.47 °C | 0.5479 °C | Greenland |
| 1980s | -0.9432 °C | -0.7944 °C | 0.1488 °C | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -0.7189 °C | -0.57 °C | 0.1488 °C | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.1566 °C | -0.002 °C | 0.1585 °C | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.4699 °C | 0.4637 °C | 0.0062 °C | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Greenland or Kuwait?
- Greenland, at 0.4699 °C against 0.4637 °C in Kuwait as of 2010.
- What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Greenland and Kuwait?
- 0.0062 °C, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Kuwait?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
- How do Greenland and Kuwait rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 29th and Kuwait ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Decadal temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.