Bahrain vs Qatar: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Bahrain
39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Qatar
48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
2nd
Qatar rank
1st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Bahrain
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bahrain, a difference of 9.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Qatar ahead.
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1860s | 0.3282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1870s | 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1880s | 0.3095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1890s | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1900s | 0.2727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1910s | 0.2192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1920s | 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1930s | 11.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 37.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 56.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 75.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 71.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 102.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 73.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 115.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 42.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 56.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 59.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 56.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 84.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 46.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 84.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 40.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 51.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 40.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 46.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Bahrain or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Bahrain and Qatar?
- 9.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st 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.