Bahrain vs Kuwait: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
Bahrain
24.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait
26.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
4th
Kuwait rank
2nd
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 26.25 tonnes per person against 24.27 tonnes per person in Bahrain, a difference of 1.98 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 213 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 35.52 tonnes per person | 18.36 tonnes per person | 17.16 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 8.7 tonnes per person | 6.43 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 42.34 tonnes per person | 36.15 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 19.51 tonnes per person | 20.82 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 23.44 tonnes per person | 15.3 tonnes per person | 8.14 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 25.23 tonnes per person | 62.2 tonnes per person | 36.97 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 25.94 tonnes per person | 30.69 tonnes per person | 4.75 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 23.37 tonnes per person | 25.44 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 24.61 tonnes per person | 23.51 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 26.25 tonnes per person against 24.27 tonnes per person in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 1.98 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Bahrain ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 2nd 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. share of electricity generation from renewables. 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.