Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Bahrain or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 292,055 tonnes against 289,256 tonnes in Bahrain as of 2022.

What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Bahrain and Papua New Guinea?

2,799 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Papua New Guinea?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Papua New Guinea: emissions of air pollutants

Bahrain

289,256 tonnes

in 2022

Papua New Guinea

292,055 tonnes

in 2022

Bahrain rank

108th

Papua New Guinea rank

106th

emissions of air pollutants over time

Bahrain
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 292,055 tonnes against 289,256 tonnes in Bahrain, a difference of 2,799 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bahrain ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th of 220 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1750s	572.6 tonnes	16,883 tonnes	16,311 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1760s	594.3 tonnes	17,195 tonnes	16,601 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1770s	616.05 tonnes	17,512 tonnes	16,896 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1780s	637.69 tonnes	17,835 tonnes	17,197 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1790s	659.03 tonnes	18,164 tonnes	17,505 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1800s	679.86 tonnes	18,498 tonnes	17,818 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1810s	700.31 tonnes	19,414 tonnes	18,713 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1820s	720.16 tonnes	21,099 tonnes	20,379 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1830s	738.6 tonnes	22,930 tonnes	22,191 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1840s	755.19 tonnes	24,919 tonnes	24,164 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1850s	769.4 tonnes	31,175 tonnes	30,405 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1860s	766.59 tonnes	43,659 tonnes	42,892 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1870s	743.69 tonnes	58,154 tonnes	57,410 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1880s	717.29 tonnes	77,818 tonnes	77,101 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1890s	687.02 tonnes	97,507 tonnes	96,820 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1900s	579.41 tonnes	107,088 tonnes	106,509 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1910s	401.69 tonnes	115,452 tonnes	115,050 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1920s	241.52 tonnes	107,566 tonnes	107,324 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1930s	2,958 tonnes	93,632 tonnes	90,673 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1940s	11,106 tonnes	75,304 tonnes	64,198 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1950s	13,526 tonnes	53,665 tonnes	40,139 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1960s	10,142 tonnes	48,325 tonnes	38,183 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1970s	33,416 tonnes	66,368 tonnes	32,952 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1980s	87,878 tonnes	95,815 tonnes	7,937 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1990s	162,543 tonnes	241,975 tonnes	79,432 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
2000s	220,104 tonnes	301,078 tonnes	80,974 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
2010s	232,136 tonnes	293,971 tonnes	61,835 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
2020s	283,418 tonnes	292,996 tonnes	9,578 tonnes	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Bahrain or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 292,055 tonnes against 289,256 tonnes in Bahrain as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Bahrain and Papua New Guinea?: 2,799 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Papua New Guinea?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Papua New Guinea rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?: Bahrain ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

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