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