Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain
Bahrain: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.4047 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.4047 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain peaked at 0.5568 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4047, in 2024.
That places Bahrain 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5568 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4827 | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5325 | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5103 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.521 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5094 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.507 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5063 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5121 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4936 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4808 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4858 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4911 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4781 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4475 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4917 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5029 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4717 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4752 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4632 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4629 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4568 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4585 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.463 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4599 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.451 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4343 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4175 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4099 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4376 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.465 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4519 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4424 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4243 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4047 | -4.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.4047 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 3.6× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.4047 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2568, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5132 | 0.4827 | 0.5568 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4788 | 0.4475 | 0.5029 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4451 | 0.4099 | 0.463 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4376 | 0.4047 | 0.465 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More climate change data for Bahrain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 985,662 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0205 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 5.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Bahrain was 0.4047 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5568 in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4047 in 2024.
- How does Bahrain rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.