Kuwait vs Zambia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Kuwait
0.0035 °C
in 2024
Zambia
0.0034 °C
in 2024
Kuwait rank
62nd
Zambia rank
63rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Kuwait
- Zambia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0035 °C against 0.0034 °C in Zambia, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Zambia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Zambia |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Zambia |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Zambia |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | Zambia |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0008 °C | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0005 °C | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0 °C | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0018 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0017 °C | 0.002 °C | 0.0004 °C | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0024 °C | 0.0003 °C | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0029 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0001 °C | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0034 °C | 0.0033 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Kuwait or Zambia?
- Kuwait, at 0.0035 °C against 0.0034 °C in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Kuwait and Zambia?
- 0.0001 °C, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Zambia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Zambia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Kuwait ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 63rd 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.