Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bahrain
Bahrain: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 48.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.1
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
10th
of 241 countries
All-time high
59.8
in 2018
All-time low
44.3
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bahrain, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, outdoor air pollution exposure in Bahrain stood at 48.1.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Bahrain peaked at 59.8 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 44.3, in 1998.
Bahrain ranks 10th of 241 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44.3 | — |
| 1999 | 49.3 | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 50.9 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 48 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 46.2 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 54.2 | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 48.4 | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 48.2 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.9 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 48.4 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.8 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 55.4 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 53.3 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 50.7 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 52.2 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 50.2 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 47.9 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 54 | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 51 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 55.6 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 59.8 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 54.2 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 48.8 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 53.1 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 59.5 | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 50.3 | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 48.1 | -4.4% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 48.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3, 4.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 48.1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.1, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8 | 44.3 | 49.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.04 | 46.2 | 55.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.89 | 47.9 | 59.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.96 | 48.1 | 59.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More environment data for Bahrain
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0025 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 5 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outdoor air pollution exposure in Bahrain?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bahrain was 48.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8 in 2018.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3 in 1998.
- How does Bahrain rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Bahrain ranks 10th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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