Bahrain vs Brunei: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Bahrain
24.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brunei
26.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
4th
Brunei rank
3rd
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time
- Bahrain
- Brunei
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 26.05 tonnes per person against 24.27 tonnes per person in Bahrain, a difference of 1.78 tonnes per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Brunei ahead.
Bahrain ranks 4th and Brunei ranks 3rd of 213 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 7 and Brunei in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 14.94 tonnes per person | 11.24 tonnes per person | 3.7 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 28.63 tonnes per person | 65.06 tonnes per person | 36.43 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1950s | 8.7 tonnes per person | 5.3 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 19.51 tonnes per person | 51.79 tonnes per person | 32.28 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 1980s | 23.44 tonnes per person | 16.9 tonnes per person | 6.55 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 25.23 tonnes per person | 20.71 tonnes per person | 4.52 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 25.94 tonnes per person | 18.63 tonnes per person | 7.31 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 23.37 tonnes per person | 20.62 tonnes per person | 2.75 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 24.61 tonnes per person | 26.2 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Bahrain or Brunei?
- Brunei, at 26.05 tonnes per person against 24.27 tonnes per person in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Bahrain and Brunei?
- 1.78 tonnes per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Brunei?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Brunei rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 4th and Brunei ranks 3rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.