Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Bahrain
24.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
20.38 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 24.27 tonnes per person against 20.38 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.89 tonnes per person.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 213 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 9 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 24.76 tonnes per person | 0.1706 tonnes per person | 24.59 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 28.63 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | 24.63 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 8.7 tonnes per person | 0.8349 tonnes per person | 7.86 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 4.07 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 19.51 tonnes per person | 20.09 tonnes per person | 0.5799 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 23.44 tonnes per person | 22.76 tonnes per person | 0.6848 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 25.23 tonnes per person | 19.58 tonnes per person | 5.65 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 25.94 tonnes per person | 19.76 tonnes per person | 6.18 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 23.37 tonnes per person | 21.35 tonnes per person | 2.02 tonnes per person | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 24.61 tonnes per person | 20.95 tonnes per person | 3.65 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Bahrain, at 24.27 tonnes per person against 20.38 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 3.89 tonnes per person, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Bahrain ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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.