Bahrain vs Qatar: Per capita methane emissions
Bahrain
14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Qatar
7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
1st
Qatar rank
4th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Bahrain
- Qatar
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Qatar, a difference of 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.0 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Qatar ahead.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1860s | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1870s | 0.2824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1880s | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1890s | 0.2492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1900s | 0.227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1910s | 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1920s | 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1930s | 0.678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 47.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 60.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 65.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 53.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 55.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 33.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 30.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 20.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 16.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 15.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.02 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 Qatar?
- Bahrain, at 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Bahrain and Qatar?
- 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bahrain 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 methane emissions?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 4th 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.