Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Bahrain
Bahrain: Hazardous waste generated, per capita was 1.61 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Bahrain, 2000–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hazardous waste generated, per capita in Bahrain is 1.61, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated, per capita in Bahrain peaked at 3.02 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4783, in 2000.
Bahrain ranks 84th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4783 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5373 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 2.41 | +349.2% |
| 2004 | 2.64 | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 2.44 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 2.57 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 3.02 | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 1.68 | -44.5% |
| 2011 | 1.71 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.59 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.79 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.83 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.97 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 2.06 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.85 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | -13.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.61 is below the median for high income countries, which is 87, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.61 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.84, 16% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +349.2% | 0.5373 | 2.41 |
| 2010 | -44.5% | 3.02 | 1.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.82 | 0.4783 | 3.02 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.78 | 1.59 | 2.06 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 81 Guadeloupe 2.86 compare
- 82 Philippines 2.3 compare
- 83 Qatar 1.64 compare
- 85 Singapore 1.56 compare
- 86 Bangladesh 1.54 compare
- 87 China 1.35 compare
More environment data for Bahrain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -43.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.397 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.82 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7396 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated, per capita in Bahrain?
- Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Bahrain was 1.61 in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 in 2007.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4783 in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for hazardous waste generated, per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 84th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hazardous waste generated, per capita rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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