Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: CO₂ emissions per capita
Bahrain
24.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
20.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Bahrain
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 24.27 tonnes per person against 20.13 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 4.14 tonnes per person.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.25 tonnes per person | 0.088 tonnes per person | 8.17 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 9.77 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 19.51 tonnes per person | 58.28 tonnes per person | 38.77 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 23.44 tonnes per person | 32.3 tonnes per person | 8.85 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 25.23 tonnes per person | 28.06 tonnes per person | 2.83 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 25.94 tonnes per person | 25.48 tonnes per person | 0.4591 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 23.37 tonnes per person | 25.16 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 24.61 tonnes per person | 20.92 tonnes per person | 3.69 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Bahrain or United Arab Emirates?
- Bahrain, at 24.27 tonnes per person against 20.13 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 4.14 tonnes per person, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th 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.
Individual pages
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.