What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bahrain and Qatar?

0.0205 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Bahrain vs Qatar: Carbon intensity of GDP

Bahrain

0.4047 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Qatar

0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Bahrain rank

12th

Qatar rank

10th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Bahrain
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.4047 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0205 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 10th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5132 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.5492 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.036 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Qatar
2000s	0.4788 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.4516 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0272 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Bahrain
2010s	0.4451 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3783 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0668 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Bahrain
2020s	0.4376 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.4086 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.029 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 Qatar?: Qatar, at 0.4252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.4047 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Bahrain as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bahrain and Qatar?: 0.0205 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Bahrain ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 10th 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: 03 September 2026

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 $.