Municipal waste recycled in Bahrain
Bahrain: Municipal waste recycled was 560,136 tonnes in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
560,136 tonnes
Change on year
up 63.9%
World rank
45th
of 86 countries
All-time high
560,136 tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
18.8 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Municipal waste recycled in Bahrain, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2021, municipal waste recycled in Bahrain stood at 560,136 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.9% on the previous year and up 2,979,350.0% over five years.
That places Bahrain 45th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77,134 tonnes | 18.8 tonnes | 231,337 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 450,953 tonnes | 341,770 tonnes | 560,136 tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for Bahrain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 64.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 40.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0267 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0473 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0135 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Bahrain?
- Municipal waste recycled in Bahrain was 560,136 tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 560,136 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Bahrain rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Bahrain ranks 45th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)