Bahrain vs Kuwait: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Bahrain
39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait
34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
2nd
Kuwait rank
3rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait, a difference of 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 7 and Kuwait in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 0.3282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1870s | 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 0.3095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.2727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.2192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 11.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 37.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 56.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 73.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 71.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 124.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 52.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 73.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 54.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 56.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 56.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 77.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 46.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 46.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 40.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 40.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.