Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.6436 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Bahrain, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.6436 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Bahrain peaked at 3.78 kilograms per international-$ in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.5798 kilograms per international-$, in 2018.
That places Bahrain 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.36 kilograms per international-$ | 1.28 kilograms per international-$ | 3.59 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.31 kilograms per international-$ | 0.63 kilograms per international-$ | 2.34 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.04 kilograms per international-$ | 1.95 kilograms per international-$ | 3.59 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.45 kilograms per international-$ | 2.89 kilograms per international-$ | 3.78 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 kilograms per international-$ | 1.89 kilograms per international-$ | 3.51 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 kilograms per international-$ | 0.783 kilograms per international-$ | 1.74 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6321 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5798 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7326 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.656 kilograms per international-$ | 0.643 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6813 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 4 Mongolia 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 5 Venezuela 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 6 Libya 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 8 Syria 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 9 South Africa 0.5926 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Bahrain
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 1.60 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 1.60 million (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 24.27 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.11 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 24.27 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 24.27 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Bahrain?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Bahrain was 0.6436 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 kilograms per international-$ in 1988.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5798 kilograms per international-$ in 2018.
- How does Bahrain rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).