Bahrain vs Upper middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP

Bahrain
0.9233 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahrain rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
17th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Bahrain
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.9233 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.2735 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Bahrain ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9427 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9084 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0343 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahrain
1980s 1.22 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9406 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2763 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahrain
1990s 1.17 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1565 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahrain
2000s 1.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9136 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1788 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahrain
2010s 1.02 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8063 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2093 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bahrain
2020s 0.9985 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6803 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3182 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 Upper middle income?
Bahrain, at 0.9233 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bahrain and Upper middle income?
0.2735 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Upper middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Upper middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Bahrain ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 17th 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$.