Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Bahrain
Bahrain: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 14.06 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Bahrain, 1990–2023
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
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Bahrain stood at 14.06 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Bahrain peaked at 24.98 tonnes per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.56 tonnes per person, in 2006.
That places Bahrain 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.79 tonnes per person | 13.73 tonnes per person | 24.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.92 tonnes per person | 11.56 tonnes per person | 17.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.62 tonnes per person | 13.93 tonnes per person | 18.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 tonnes per person | 12.28 tonnes per person | 16.18 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 11 United States 15.81 tonnes per person compare
- 12 Trinidad and Tobago 14.87 tonnes per person compare
- 13 Australia 14.07 tonnes per person compare
- 15 South Korea 13.7 tonnes per person compare
- 16 Switzerland 13.34 tonnes per person compare
- 17 Canada 13.23 tonnes per person 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Bahrain?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Bahrain was 14.06 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 24.98 tonnes per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.56 tonnes per person in 2006.
- How does Bahrain rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Bahrain ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.