Bahrain vs Kuwait: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Bahrain
24.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait
26.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
4th
Kuwait rank
2nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 26.25 tonnes per person against 24.27 tonnes per person in Bahrain, a difference of 1.98 tonnes per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 213 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 35.52 tonnes per person | 18.36 tonnes per person | 17.16 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 8.7 tonnes per person | 6.43 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 42.34 tonnes per person | 36.15 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 19.51 tonnes per person | 20.82 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 23.44 tonnes per person | 15.3 tonnes per person | 8.14 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 25.23 tonnes per person | 62.2 tonnes per person | 36.97 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 25.94 tonnes per person | 30.69 tonnes per person | 4.75 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 23.37 tonnes per person | 25.44 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 24.61 tonnes per person | 23.51 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 26.25 tonnes per person against 24.27 tonnes per person in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 1.98 tonnes per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Bahrain ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 213 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.