North Korea vs Kuwait: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
North Korea
0.0032 °C
in 2024
Kuwait
0.0035 °C
in 2024
North Korea rank
43rd
Kuwait rank
41st
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- North Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0035 °C against 0.0032 °C in North Korea, a difference of 0.0003 °C.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 43rd and Kuwait ranks 41st of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 14 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Kuwait | 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 | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0006 °C | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0009 °C | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0024 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0007 °C | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0027 °C | 0.0021 °C | 0.0006 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.003 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0001 °C | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0032 °C | 0.0034 °C | 0.0002 °C | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, North Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.0035 °C against 0.0032 °C in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between North Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.0003 °C, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Kuwait?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Kuwait rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- North Korea ranks 43rd 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 Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. 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.