Bahrain vs China: Carbon intensity of GDP

Bahrain
0.4047 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
China
0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Bahrain rank
12th
China rank
13th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Bahrain
  • China
0.40.60.811.2199020072024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.4047 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.014 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

Bahrain ranks 12th and China ranks 13th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain China Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5132 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.9979 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.4847 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP China
2000s 0.4788 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.7084 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2296 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP China
2010s 0.4451 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.5485 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1033 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP China
2020s 0.4376 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.4155 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0221 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Bahrain or China?
Bahrain, at 0.4047 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3907 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bahrain and China?
0.014 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and China?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and China rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Bahrain ranks 12th and China ranks 13th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.