Municipal waste collected in Bahrain
Bahrain: Municipal waste collected was 1.65 million tonnes in 2021. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Bahrain, 2000β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Bahrain is 1.65 million tonnes, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Bahrain peaked at 2.14 million tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 423,935 tonnes, in 2000.
Bahrain ranks 52nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 933,422 tonnes | 423,935 tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 49 United Republic of Tanzania 2.10 million tonnes compare
- 50 Kenya 2.03 million tonnes compare
- 51 State of Palestine 1.70 million tonnes compare
- 53 Croatia 1.64 million tonnes compare
- 54 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.60 million tonnes compare
- 55 Yemen 1.58 million tonnes compare
More environment data for Bahrain
- Standard Deviation 0.397 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.82 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 80,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 80,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 455 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 96 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 865 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 807 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 34,281 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 43,281 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Bahrain?
- Municipal waste collected in Bahrain was 1.65 million tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 423,935 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for municipal waste collected?
- Bahrain ranks 52nd out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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