Bahrain vs Qatar: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Bahrain
21.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Qatar
33.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
2nd
Qatar rank
1st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Bahrain
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 33.71 tonnes per person against 21.05 tonnes per person in Bahrain, a difference of 12.66 tonnes per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Qatar ahead.
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st of 146 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 5.68 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 11.58 tonnes per person | 17.18 tonnes per person | 5.6 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 17.92 tonnes per person | 26.47 tonnes per person | 8.55 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 21.6 tonnes per person | 42.63 tonnes per person | 21.03 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 21.2 tonnes per person | 35.48 tonnes per person | 14.28 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 20.27 tonnes per person | 35.03 tonnes per person | 14.76 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 21.54 tonnes per person | 31.98 tonnes per person | 10.44 tonnes per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Bahrain or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 33.71 tonnes per person against 21.05 tonnes per person in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Bahrain and Qatar?
- 12.66 tonnes per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st of 146 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 CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.