Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Bahrain
24.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
20.38 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 24.27 tonnes per person against 20.38 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.89 tonnes per person.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 213 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 9 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 24.76 tonnes per person | 0.1706 tonnes per person | 24.59 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 28.63 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | 24.63 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 8.7 tonnes per person | 0.8349 tonnes per person | 7.86 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 4.07 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 19.51 tonnes per person | 20.09 tonnes per person | 0.5799 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 23.44 tonnes per person | 22.76 tonnes per person | 0.6848 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 25.23 tonnes per person | 19.58 tonnes per person | 5.65 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 25.94 tonnes per person | 19.76 tonnes per person | 6.18 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 23.37 tonnes per person | 21.35 tonnes per person | 2.02 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 24.61 tonnes per person | 20.95 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?
- Bahrain, at 24.27 tonnes per person against 20.38 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 3.89 tonnes per person, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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. GDP 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.