CO₂ emissions per capita in Bahrain
Bahrain: CO₂ emissions per capita was 24.27 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.27 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
4th
of 213 countries
All-time high
39.74 tonnes per person
in 1949
All-time low
0.0917 tonnes per person
in 1933
Years of data
92
1933–2024
CO₂ emissions per capita in Bahrain, 1933–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 24.27 tonnes per person for co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Bahrain peaked at 39.74 tonnes per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0917 tonnes per person, in 1933.
That places Bahrain 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.
CO₂ emissions per capita in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.0917 tonnes per person | — |
| 1934 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +1000.0% |
| 1935 | 4.43 tonnes per person | +339.4% |
| 1936 | 16.27 tonnes per person | +266.9% |
| 1937 | 27.16 tonnes per person | +66.9% |
| 1938 | 29.02 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1939 | 26.6 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1940 | 24.84 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1941 | 23.92 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1942 | 22.03 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1943 | 23.33 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1944 | 23.93 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1945 | 26.14 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1946 | 28.79 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1947 | 34 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1948 | 39.56 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1949 | 39.74 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 11.78 tonnes per person | -70.4% |
| 1951 | 9.74 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1952 | 10.33 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1953 | 7.76 tonnes per person | -24.9% |
| 1954 | 7.88 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 10.24 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1956 | 7.43 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 1957 | 5.13 tonnes per person | -31.0% |
| 1958 | 8.44 tonnes per person | +64.5% |
| 1959 | 8.25 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 3.48 tonnes per person | -57.9% |
| 1961 | 10.27 tonnes per person | +195.4% |
| 1962 | 8.87 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1963 | 6.4 tonnes per person | -27.8% |
| 1964 | 8.24 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 1965 | 6.11 tonnes per person | -25.9% |
| 1966 | 3.12 tonnes per person | -48.9% |
| 1967 | 4.69 tonnes per person | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 5.03 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 5.71 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1970 | 11.52 tonnes per person | +101.6% |
| 1971 | 13.16 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 15.19 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 21.61 tonnes per person | +42.2% |
| 1974 | 20.07 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 20.3 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 22.05 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 23.86 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 23.66 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 23.66 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 21.95 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 22.81 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 25.4 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 20.52 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1984 | 22.16 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 23.67 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 24.65 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 24.67 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 25.16 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 23.43 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 22.33 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 21.3 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 18.99 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 29.76 tonnes per person | +56.7% |
| 1994 | 24.83 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1995 | 24.85 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 26.2 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 27.6 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 28.58 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 27.88 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 28.67 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 28.11 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 26.74 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 25.86 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 24.33 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 26.26 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 24.17 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 25.18 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 26.34 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 23.77 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 24.02 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 23.65 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 22.36 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 24.84 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 23.59 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 23.74 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 22.13 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 22.21 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.83 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.32 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 25.24 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 24.15 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 24.67 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 24.71 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.27 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 24.27 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.14 tonnes per person, 4.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 24.27 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.2 tonnes per person, 7.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO₂ emissions per capita in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | +1000.0% | 0.0917 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person |
| 1935 | +339.4% | 1.01 tonnes per person | 4.43 tonnes per person |
| 1936 | +266.9% | 4.43 tonnes per person | 16.27 tonnes per person |
| 1961 | +195.4% | 3.48 tonnes per person | 10.27 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | +101.6% | 5.71 tonnes per person | 11.52 tonnes per person |
| 1950 | -70.4% | 39.74 tonnes per person | 11.78 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 14.94 tonnes per person | 0.0917 tonnes per person | 29.02 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1940s | 28.63 tonnes per person | 22.03 tonnes per person | 39.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.7 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | 11.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 10.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.51 tonnes per person | 11.52 tonnes per person | 23.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.44 tonnes per person | 20.52 tonnes per person | 25.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.23 tonnes per person | 18.99 tonnes per person | 29.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.94 tonnes per person | 23.77 tonnes per person | 28.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.37 tonnes per person | 21.83 tonnes per person | 25.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.61 tonnes per person | 24.15 tonnes per person | 25.24 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Qatar 41.27 tonnes per person compare
- 2 Kuwait 26.25 tonnes per person compare
- 3 Brunei 26.05 tonnes per person compare
- 5 Trinidad and Tobago 22.93 tonnes per person compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 20.38 tonnes per person compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 20.13 tonnes per person compare
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 co₂ emissions per capita in Bahrain?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Bahrain was 24.27 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 39.74 tonnes per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0917 tonnes per person in 1933.
- How does Bahrain rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.