Kuwait vs Malaysia: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Kuwait
0.0035 °C
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0042 °C
in 2024
Kuwait rank
41st
Malaysia rank
39th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0042 °C against 0.0035 °C in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0007 °C.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 41st and Malaysia ranks 39th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0006 °C | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0013 °C | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0011 °C | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0017 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0007 °C | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0003 °C | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0029 °C | 0.003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0034 °C | 0.004 °C | 0.0006 °C | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0042 °C against 0.0035 °C in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.0007 °C, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Kuwait ranks 41st and Malaysia ranks 39th 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.