Bahrain vs Qatar: CO₂ emissions per capita
Bahrain
24.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Qatar
41.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
4th
Qatar rank
1st
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Bahrain
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 41.27 tonnes per person against 24.27 tonnes per person in Bahrain, a difference of 17 tonnes per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.7 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 213 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 39.74 tonnes per person | 11.04 tonnes per person | 28.7 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 8.7 tonnes per person | 12.57 tonnes per person | 3.88 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 65.88 tonnes per person | 59.69 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 19.51 tonnes per person | 59.35 tonnes per person | 39.84 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 23.44 tonnes per person | 36.04 tonnes per person | 12.6 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 25.23 tonnes per person | 57.89 tonnes per person | 32.66 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 25.94 tonnes per person | 57.08 tonnes per person | 31.14 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 23.37 tonnes per person | 40.98 tonnes per person | 17.61 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 24.61 tonnes per person | 38.5 tonnes per person | 13.9 tonnes per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Bahrain or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 41.27 tonnes per person against 24.27 tonnes per person in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Bahrain and Qatar?
- 17 tonnes per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st 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. 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.