CO₂ emissions · Asia · 2024 data
Bahrain CO₂ Emissions
Bahrain emitted 39.0 million tonnes of CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, or 24.3 t per person — #63 of 213 countries and 0.10% of global emissions. That is 5.1× the world average of 4.73 t per person. Over the past ten years emissions rose by 26%.
CO₂ emissions of Bahrain, 1950–2024
Million tonnes of CO₂ per year · fossil fuels and industry, excluding land use · Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0)
CO₂ emissions by year (table)
| Year | CO₂ (million t) | Per person (t) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39.0 | 24.27 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 38.8 | 24.71 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 37.8 | 24.67 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 36.3 | 24.15 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 37.4 | 25.24 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 37.6 | 25.32 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 32.7 | 21.83 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 32.9 | 22.21 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 31.6 | 22.13 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 32.5 | 23.74 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 31.0 | 23.59 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 31.2 | 24.84 | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 27.2 | 22.37 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 28.5 | 23.65 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 29.1 | 24.02 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 28.1 | 23.77 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 29.5 | 26.34 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 26.6 | 25.18 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 24.0 | 24.17 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 24.5 | 26.26 | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 21.2 | 24.33 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 21.0 | 25.86 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 20.1 | 26.74 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 19.7 | 28.12 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 19.2 | 28.67 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 18.3 | 27.89 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 18.3 | 28.58 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 17.2 | 27.60 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 15.9 | 26.20 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 14.7 | 24.85 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 14.4 | 24.83 | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 16.7 | 29.76 | +61.0% |
| 1992 | 10.4 | 18.99 | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 11.3 | 21.30 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 11.5 | 22.33 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 11.7 | 23.43 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 12.1 | 25.16 | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 11.4 | 24.67 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 11.0 | 24.65 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 10.2 | 23.67 | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 9.2 | 22.16 | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 8.2 | 20.52 | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 9.8 | 25.40 | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 8.5 | 22.81 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 7.9 | 21.95 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 8.1 | 23.66 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 7.8 | 23.66 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 7.5 | 23.86 | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 6.6 | 22.06 | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 5.7 | 20.30 | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 5.4 | 20.07 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 5.5 | 21.61 | +50.0% |
| 1972 | 3.7 | 15.19 | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 3.0 | 13.16 | +17.3% |
| 1970 | 2.6 | 11.52 | +103.8% |
| 1969 | 1.3 | 5.72 | +15.2% |
| 1968 | 1.1 | 5.03 | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 1.0 | 4.69 | +54.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6 | 3.13 | -47.1% |
| 1965 | 1.2 | 6.11 | -23.2% |
| 1964 | 1.6 | 8.24 | +33.8% |
| 1963 | 1.2 | 6.40 | -24.9% |
| 1962 | 1.6 | 8.87 | -10.2% |
| 1961 | 1.8 | 10.27 | +207.8% |
| 1960 | 0.6 | 3.48 | -56.2% |
| 1959 | 1.3 | 8.25 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 1.3 | 8.44 | +70.9% |
| 1957 | 0.8 | 5.13 | -28.4% |
| 1956 | 1.1 | 7.44 | -24.8% |
| 1955 | 1.4 | 10.24 | +34.4% |
| 1954 | 1.0 | 7.88 | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 1.0 | 7.76 | -22.5% |
| 1952 | 1.3 | 10.33 | +9.4% |
| 1951 | 1.2 | 9.74 | -14.8% |
| 1950 | 1.4 | 11.78 | -70.0% |
Where Bahrain's CO₂ comes from
Gas is the largest source.
Per person: Bahrain vs the world
Production vs consumption
Counting the CO₂ embedded in the goods it imports and exports, Bahrain's consumption-based footprint was 22.1 million tonnes (14.1 t per person) in 2023. Bahrain is a net exporter of emissions: 43% of what it emits goes into goods consumed abroad.
Primary energy use: 152,038 kWh per person (world 21,654 kWh).
All greenhouse gases (2024)
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Data: Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ figures cover fossil fuels and industry (territorial), excluding land-use change unless stated.