Kenya vs Kuwait: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Kenya
0.0033 °C
in 2024
Kuwait
0.0035 °C
in 2024
Kenya rank
64th
Kuwait rank
62nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Kenya
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0035 °C against 0.0033 °C in Kenya, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 64th and Kuwait ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 13 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | 0.0004 °C | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.001 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0006 °C | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0003 °C | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0021 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0026 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0002 °C | Kuwait |
| 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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Kenya or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.0035 °C against 0.0033 °C in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Kenya and Kuwait?
- 0.0002 °C, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Kuwait?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Kuwait rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Kenya ranks 64th and Kuwait ranks 62nd of 215 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. 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.