North Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature
North Korea
0.2%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.2%
in 2024
North Korea rank
59th
United Arab Emirates rank
58th
Global warming … to the change in global mean surface temperature over time
- North Korea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 59th and United Arab Emirates ranks 58th of 215 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | United Arab Emirates | 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% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.2% against 0.2% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature between North Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- North Korea ranks 59th and United Arab Emirates ranks 58th 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.