North Korea vs Kuwait: Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature
North Korea
0.2%
in 2024
Kuwait
0.2%
in 2024
North Korea rank
59th
Kuwait rank
62nd
Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- North Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 59th and Kuwait ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 16 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature, North Korea or Kuwait?
- North Korea, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between North Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with North Korea 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 to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- North Korea ranks 59th 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 Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.