Bahrain vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Carbon intensity of GDP

Bahrain
0.9233 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahrain rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
22nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Bahrain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.40.60.811.21.4197019972024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.9233 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.4837 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 199 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9427 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7375 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2052 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahrain
1980s 1.22 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7475 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahrain
1990s 1.17 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7427 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4282 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahrain
2000s 1.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6464 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.446 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahrain
2010s 1.02 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5101 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5055 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahrain
2020s 0.9985 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4605 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.538 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Bahrain or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bahrain, at 0.9233 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.4837 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Bahrain ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.