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
0204060193319782024

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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 14,184 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.