Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bahrain
Bahrain: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
2nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
102.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1922
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bahrain, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bahrain peaked at 102.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1922.
Bahrain ranks 2nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.3134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.3165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.3181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.3196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.3211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.3226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.3241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.3256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.3273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.3276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.3278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.3281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.3284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.3289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.3292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.3291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.3285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.3277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.3265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1873 | 0.3252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1875 | 0.3229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.3206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.3194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.3181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.3166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1882 | 0.3135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.3119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.3103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.3071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.3055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 0.3039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.3023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.3011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1891 | 0.2995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.2979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.2948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 0.2932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 0.2917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.2902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1899 | 0.2872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.2826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.2798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1903 | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1904 | 0.2741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1905 | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1906 | 0.2685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1908 | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.2589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1910 | 0.2529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1911 | 0.247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.2395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1913 | 0.2309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1914 | 0.2224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1915 | 0.2144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1916 | 0.2067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1917 | 0.1992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1918 | 0.192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1919 | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1920 | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1921 | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1922 | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.1818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.1825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.1831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.1838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.1843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.4696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +152.1% |
| 1934 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +236.2% |
| 1935 | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +229.1% |
| 1936 | 17.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +231.5% |
| 1937 | 28.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +64.3% |
| 1938 | 30.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1939 | 28.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1940 | 26.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1941 | 25.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1942 | 24.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1943 | 25.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1944 | 26.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1945 | 32.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.7% |
| 1946 | 39.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.7% |
| 1947 | 49.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.8% |
| 1948 | 60.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.5% |
| 1949 | 67.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.2% |
| 1950 | 45.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -32.3% |
| 1951 | 49.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1952 | 56.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.5% |
| 1953 | 46.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.7% |
| 1954 | 50.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.1% |
| 1955 | 71.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +40.0% |
| 1956 | 55.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.9% |
| 1957 | 40.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.1% |
| 1958 | 71.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +74.4% |
| 1959 | 74.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 33.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -55.1% |
| 1961 | 102.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +208.3% |
| 1962 | 93.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 70.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -24.1% |
| 1964 | 94.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +34.1% |
| 1965 | 73.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.3% |
| 1966 | 39.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -46.4% |
| 1967 | 61.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +55.4% |
| 1968 | 68.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.4% |
| 1969 | 80.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.8% |
| 1970 | 79.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 79.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 73.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 79.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 76.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 65.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 66.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 73.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 69.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 68.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 63.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 62.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 61.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 53.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 53.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 54.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 56.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 54.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 54.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 52.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 49.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 52.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 53.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 64.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 57.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 57.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 58.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 54.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 55.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 57.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 57.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 56.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 50.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 46.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 43.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 44.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 40.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 41.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 43.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 40.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 39.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 39.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 43.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 42.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 41.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 39.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 38.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 37.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 41.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 41.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 40.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 40.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 5.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 8.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 | +236.2% | 0.4696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1936 | +231.5% | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1935 | +229.1% | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1961 | +208.3% | 33.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 102.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1933 | +152.1% | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1958 | +74.4% | 40.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 71.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 37.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 67.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 56.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 40.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 74.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 102.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 65.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 79.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 52.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 63.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 49.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 64.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 40.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 57.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 43.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 41.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
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- 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bahrain?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bahrain was 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 102.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1922.
- How does Bahrain rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.