Bahrain vs Kuwait: Per capita methane emissions

Bahrain
14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait
8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
1st
Kuwait rank
3rd

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Bahrain
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait, a difference of 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.8 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kuwait ahead.

Bahrain ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 8 and Kuwait in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Kuwait Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1860s 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1870s 0.2824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1880s 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1890s 0.2492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1900s 0.227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1910s 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1920s 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1930s 0.678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bahrain
1940s 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bahrain
1950s 47.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 66.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1960s 65.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 81.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1970s 53.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 33.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bahrain
1980s 33.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bahrain
1990s 30.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bahrain
2000s 20.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bahrain
2010s 16.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bahrain
2020s 15.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Bahrain or Kuwait?
Bahrain, at 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Bahrain and Kuwait?
6.77 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 methane emissions?
Bahrain ranks 1st 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 methane emissions. 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 methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (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
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.