North Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
North Korea
0.0032 °C
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.004 °C
in 2024
North Korea rank
43rd
United Arab Emirates rank
40th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- North Korea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.004 °C against 0.0032 °C in North Korea, a difference of 0.0008 °C.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 40th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 17 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0005 °C | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0011 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0027 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0009 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.003 °C | 0.0028 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0032 °C | 0.0037 °C | 0.0005 °C | United Arab Emirates |
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, North Korea or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.004 °C against 0.0032 °C in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between North Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0008 °C, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- North Korea ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 40th 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.