Bahrain vs United States: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Bahrain
14.06 tonnes per person
in 2023
United States
15.81 tonnes per person
in 2023
Bahrain rank
14th
United States rank
11th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Bahrain
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 15.81 tonnes per person against 14.06 tonnes per person in Bahrain, a difference of 1.75 tonnes per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Bahrain ranks 14th and United States ranks 11th of 120 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.79 tonnes per person | 20.29 tonnes per person | 0.4976 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 13.92 tonnes per person | 21.55 tonnes per person | 7.62 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 15.62 tonnes per person | 17.46 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2020s | 14 tonnes per person | 15.82 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Bahrain or United States?
- United States, at 15.81 tonnes per person against 14.06 tonnes per person in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Bahrain and United States?
- 1.75 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and United States rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Bahrain ranks 14th and United States ranks 11th of 120 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.