Bahrain vs Qatar: Methane emissions
Bahrain
23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Qatar
22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bahrain rank
66th
Qatar rank
69th
Methane emissions over time
- Bahrain
- Qatar
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Qatar, a difference of 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 66th and Qatar ranks 69th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 17 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1860s | 18,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1870s | 18,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1880s | 18,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1890s | 18,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1900s | 17,966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1910s | 17,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1920s | 17,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1930s | 81,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 930,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 12.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 14.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 13.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 17.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 17.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 2010s | 22.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 24.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bahrain or Qatar?
- Bahrain, at 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bahrain and Qatar?
- 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bahrain ranks 66th and Qatar ranks 69th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.