Austria vs Kuwait: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Austria
0.0029 °C
in 2024
Kuwait
0.0035 °C
in 2024
Austria rank
44th
Kuwait rank
41st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Austria
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0035 °C against 0.0029 °C in Austria, a difference of 0.0006 °C.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 44th and Kuwait ranks 41st of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 15 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Austria |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Austria |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Austria |
| 1900s | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.0005 °C | 0 °C | 0.0005 °C | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.0006 °C | 0 °C | 0.0006 °C | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.0007 °C | 0 °C | 0.0007 °C | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.0007 °C | 0 °C | 0.0007 °C | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0007 °C | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0003 °C | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0002 °C | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0001 °C | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.002 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0004 °C | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.0023 °C | 0.0021 °C | 0.0002 °C | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.0026 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0002 °C | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0028 °C | 0.0034 °C | 0.0005 °C | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Austria or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.0035 °C against 0.0029 °C in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Austria and Kuwait?
- 0.0006 °C, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Kuwait?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Kuwait rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Austria ranks 44th and Kuwait ranks 41st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.