Africa vs Bahrain: Waste — Emissions per capita

Africa
0.15 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Bahrain
0.64 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Africa rank
24th
Bahrain rank
23rd

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Africa
  • Bahrain
0.20.40.60.8199020062023

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.64 t CO2eq/cap against 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in Africa, a difference of 0.49 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 4.3 times Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 24th and Bahrain ranks 23rd of 32 groups.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Bahrain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.13 t CO2eq/cap 0.762 t CO2eq/cap 0.632 t CO2eq/cap Bahrain
2000s 0.13 t CO2eq/cap 0.644 t CO2eq/cap 0.514 t CO2eq/cap Bahrain
2010s 0.139 t CO2eq/cap 0.6 t CO2eq/cap 0.461 t CO2eq/cap Bahrain
2020s 0.145 t CO2eq/cap 0.6375 t CO2eq/cap 0.4925 t CO2eq/cap Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Africa or Bahrain?
Bahrain, at 0.64 t CO2eq/cap against 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Africa and Bahrain?
0.49 t CO2eq/cap, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Bahrain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa and Bahrain rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Africa ranks 24th and Bahrain ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.