Bahrain vs Qatar: Methane emissions, per capita
Bahrain
14.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Qatar
7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
1st
Qatar rank
4th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Bahrain
- Qatar
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 14.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Qatar, a difference of 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.9 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 53.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 55.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 33.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 32.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 21.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 16.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 15.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Bahrain or Qatar?
- Bahrain, at 14.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Bahrain and Qatar?
- 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 4th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.