Per capita methane emissions in Bahrain
Bahrain: Per capita methane emissions was 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
92.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1922
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Bahrain is 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Bahrain peaked at 92.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1922.
Bahrain ranks 1st 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 methane emissions in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.2802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.2814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.2825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.2837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.2848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.2871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.2883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.2906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.2904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.2901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.2883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.2868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.2851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.2833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1875 | 0.2816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.2799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.2782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 0.2765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.2748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.2731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.2697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.2663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.2613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.2597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.2581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.2565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1891 | 0.2548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1892 | 0.2532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.2516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1896 | 0.2468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.2436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 0.2421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 0.2405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1901 | 0.2374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1902 | 0.2344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1903 | 0.2314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1904 | 0.2284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1906 | 0.2227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1907 | 0.2198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1908 | 0.217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.2129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 0.2074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1911 | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1912 | 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1914 | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1915 | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1916 | 0.1679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1917 | 0.1616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1918 | 0.1555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1919 | 0.1509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1921 | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1922 | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1923 | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.1448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +131.2% |
| 1934 | 0.5258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +56.7% |
| 1935 | 0.716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +36.2% |
| 1936 | 0.9063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.6% |
| 1937 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.0% |
| 1938 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.3% |
| 1939 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.9% |
| 1940 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.1% |
| 1941 | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.0% |
| 1942 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 1943 | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1944 | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 1945 | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +153.2% |
| 1946 | 10.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +69.9% |
| 1947 | 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +46.7% |
| 1948 | 21.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +35.7% |
| 1949 | 27.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.3% |
| 1950 | 33.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.0% |
| 1951 | 39.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.7% |
| 1952 | 45.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.3% |
| 1953 | 38.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.1% |
| 1954 | 42.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.9% |
| 1955 | 60.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +41.9% |
| 1956 | 47.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.0% |
| 1957 | 35.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -25.4% |
| 1958 | 62.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +75.9% |
| 1959 | 65.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1960 | 29.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -54.9% |
| 1961 | 92.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +210.7% |
| 1962 | 84.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 64.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.8% |
| 1964 | 86.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +34.7% |
| 1965 | 67.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.0% |
| 1966 | 36.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -46.2% |
| 1967 | 56.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +56.0% |
| 1968 | 63.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 74.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 68.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 66.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 58.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 57.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 56.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 45.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 44.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 49.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 45.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 44.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 41.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 39.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 35.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 32.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 31.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 30.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 32.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 29.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 29.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 28.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 27.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 31.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 33.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 34.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 32.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 32.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 32.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 26.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 26.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 29.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 28.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 27.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 24.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 20.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 19.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 17.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 16.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 15.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 16.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 15.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 17.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 18.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 18.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 17.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 17.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 16.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 15.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 16.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 15.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 15.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 15.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 14.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 14.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +210.7% | 29.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 92.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1945 | +153.2% | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1933 | +131.2% | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1958 | +75.9% | 35.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 62.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1946 | +69.9% | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1934 | +56.7% | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 47.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 65.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 92.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 44.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 68.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 41.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Bahrain?
- Per capita methane emissions in Bahrain was 14.78 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 methane emissions recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 92.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1922.
- How does Bahrain rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Bahrain ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.