Share of global methane emissions in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of global methane emissions was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
68th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1961
All-time low
0.0%
in 1930
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Bahrain, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global methane emissions in Bahrain stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Bahrain peaked at 0.3% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1930.
Bahrain ranks 68th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global methane emissions in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +125.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +52.6% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +33.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +23.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +18.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +16.9% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +10.5% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +154.5% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +64.4% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +41.5% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +33.2% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +27.1% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +21.4% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +17.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +16.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -15.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +12.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | +40.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | -20.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -24.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +79.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -54.4% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | +220.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -22.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | +37.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -21.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -46.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +59.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global 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 | +220.8% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1945 | +154.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1933 | +125.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1958 | +79.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1946 | +64.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1967 | +59.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Bahrain
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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)
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- 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 share of global methane emissions in Bahrain?
- Share of global methane emissions in Bahrain was 0.2% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1930.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Bahrain ranks 68th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.