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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Bahrain: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Bahrain is placed 183rd of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 24.27 (2024); Water Stress 152.5 (2023).
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Environment & Sustainability
183rd
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Bahrain on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
24.27
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Bahrain: 24.27. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.249 Yemen
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
152.5
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Bahrain: 152.5. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Western Asia
- 4.21 Georgia
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
0.01
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
Bahrain: 0.01. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Western Asia
- 8.77 Cyprus
No reading
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Bahrain, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.514 Yemen
02Over time
Which way Bahrain is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
BahrainWorld median
Bahrain fell from 28.67 in 2000 to 24.27 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Bahrain World median 2024 24.27 3.210 2023 24.71 3.145 2022 24.67 3.162 2021 24.15 3.087 2020 25.24 2.903 2019 25.32 3.273 2018 21.83 3.036 2017 22.21 3.049 2016 22.13 2.894 2015 23.74 2.846 2014 23.59 2.919 2013 24.84 2.779 2012 22.36 2.770 2011 23.65 2.748 2010 24.02 2.812 2009 23.77 2.799 2008 26.34 2.979 2007 25.18 2.593 2006 24.17 2.865 2005 26.26 2.885 2004 24.33 2.802 2003 25.86 2.918 2002 26.74 2.785 2001 28.12 2.726 2000 28.67 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
BahrainWorld median
Bahrain fell from 197.06 in 2000 to 152.5 in 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Bahrain World median 2023 152.5 10.000 2022 152.5 10.190 2021 152.5 10.460 2020 155.0 10.460 2019 155.9 10.890 2018 155.0 10.460 2017 159.2 10.460 2016 133.7 10.460 2015 137.2 10.190 2014 154.4 10.460 2013 175.2 10.460 2012 170.1 10.460 2011 174.9 10.460 2010 165.4 10.710 2009 156.2 10.960 2008 170.3 10.815 2007 184.1 11.180 2006 197.8 10.430 2005 190.6 10.250 2004 209.8 10.715 2003 205.8 10.370 2002 202.9 10.180 2001 200.0 10.130 2000 197.1 10.070
03In context
Bahrain beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Bahrain and Western Asia
Bahrain has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Palestine | 24th | 0.87 | — | — | 1.112 |
 Yemen | 49th | 0.249 | 281.48 | — | 0.514 |
 Georgia | =91st | 3.095 | 4.21 | 0.25 | — |
 Syria | 107th | 1.288 | 124.36 | 0.15 | 0.8 |
 Cyprus | 132nd | 5.374 | 30.75 | 8.77 | 3.998 |
 Jordan | 136th | 2.01 | 105.2 | 0.14 | 1.375 |
 Lebanon | =143rd | 2.696 | 58.79 | 0.22 | 2.164 |
 Türkiye | 156th | 5.865 | 47.89 | 0.62 | 3.182 |
 Armenia | 160th | 2.499 | 61.97 | 0.03 | — |
 Israel | 163rd | 5.607 | 119.58 | 0.76 | 3.983 |
 Azerbaijan | =168th | 3.853 | 57.53 | 0.04 | — |
 Iraq | =168th | 5.074 | 67.81 | 0 | 2.018 |
 United Arab Emirates | 173rd | 20.13 | 1,437 | 1.36 | — |
 Oman | 181st | 15.65 | 116.71 | 0.02 | 4.945 |
| Bahrain | 183rd | 24.27 | 152.5 | 0.01 | — |
 Kuwait | 184th | 26.25 | 3,851 | 0.02 | — |
 Saudi Arabia | 185th | 20.38 | 974.17 | 0.01 | — |
 Qatar | 186th | 41.27 | 431.03 | — | 11.73 |
| Northern Cyprus | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Bahrain in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Bahrain is ahead of the world, and behind
44 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Bahrain does better than the middle country measured.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 012.30▲ Improved since 2015
Bahrain: 12.3 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5650.261.565▲ Improved since 2013
Bahrain: 0.26 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 186th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.170.874.17▲ Improved since 2015
Bahrain: 0.87 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 185th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1839.4218.18No real change since 2015
Bahrain: 39.42 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.182.5416.1No real change since 2013
Bahrain: 82.54 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 53.15No earlier reading
Bahrain: 3.1 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 133rd of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.865.463.8No earlier reading
Bahrain: 65.4 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 43rd of 99 by World Energy Council.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4448.3347.44No real change since 2014
Bahrain: 48.33 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 85th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.143.173.14No real change since 2015
Bahrain: 3.17 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 90th of 186 · derived.
Behind the world median11
Statistics on which Bahrain does worse than the middle country measured.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.6320.678▲ Improved since 2013
Bahrain: 0.632 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 97th of 156 · derived.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.4990.45▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahrain: 0.499 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 136th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.2645.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahrain: 0.264 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.320.26437.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahrain: 0.264 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 157th of 162 · derived.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.060.26432.06▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahrain: 0.264 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 157th of 162 · derived.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9662.8270.966No earlier reading
Bahrain: 2.827 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 10th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4547.714.45No real change since 2013
Bahrain: 47.7 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 8th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7389.7992.738No real change since 2014
Bahrain: 9.799 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.66351.663No earlier reading
Bahrain: 5 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75902.48433.75No real change since 2014
Bahrain: 902.48 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,5282.6232,528No real change since 2012
Bahrain: 2.623 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 180th of 181 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Bahrain: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end23
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.6640.863.66No earlier reading
Bahrain: 40.86 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.
Position 5th of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5354.210.535Moved since 2013
Bahrain: 4.21 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 9th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.95432.982.954No real change since 1990
Bahrain: 32.98 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70816.641.708Moved since 2011
Bahrain: 16.64 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 32nd of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.6367.337.63Moved since 2013
Bahrain: 67.3 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8376.2657.83Moved since 2019
Bahrain: 76.26 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.69788.56325.69Moved since 2015
Bahrain: 788.56 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.8191.474Moved since 2015
Bahrain: 1.819 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0660.144Moved since 2014
Bahrain: 0.066 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.3646.6787.36Moved since 2013
Bahrain: 46.67 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 124th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Consumption-Based CO₂ EmissionsGlobal Carbon Project · 2023 · world median 12.796.02212.79Moved since 2013
Bahrain: 6.022 · world median 12.79 · Consumption-based fossil CO₂ (million tonnes of carbon). Global Carbon Project, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.882 to 2,963.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37515,16352,375Moved since 2014
Bahrain: 15,163 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.861.73Moved since 2014
Bahrain: 0.86 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 124th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1433.3162.14No real change since 2012
Bahrain: 33.31 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 120th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.2643.049Moved since 2014
Bahrain: 0.264 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000100No earlier reading
Bahrain: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9610.1337.96No real change since 2013
Bahrain: 10.13 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 176th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,63586.948,635No real change since 2013
Bahrain: 86.94 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 170th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,824013,824No real change since 2015
Bahrain: 0 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,92733.188,927Moved since 2015
Bahrain: 33.18 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.080.9531.08No real change since 2013
Bahrain: 0.95 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 196th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,77503,775Moved since 2015
Bahrain: 0 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0010.109No real change since 2013
Bahrain: 0.001 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 202nd of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Bahrain
Adjusted Net Savings (last 2018), Ecological Footprint, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Land Under Cereal Production, Operating Coal Power Capacity and Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Bahrain’s 14 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Bahrain’s 14th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labour19th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience31st of 1933/4 keys
- Digital & Technology40th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital49th of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing50th of 2002/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation53rd of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade59th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions123rd of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 149th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge163rd of 1983/4 keys
- Energyjoint 137th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality159th of 1833/4 keys
- Peace & Security164th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability183rd of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Food & Agriculture, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Bahrain can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Palestine24th2/4 keysThis page
Bahrain183rd3/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Bahrain on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Bahrain rank on environment & sustainability?
Bahrain is placed 183rd of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress and Organic Agricultural Area). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Bahrain?
24.27 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Bahrain?
152.5 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How have Bahrain’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita fell from 28.67 in 2000 to 24.27 in 2024; Water Stress fell from 197.06 in 2000 to 152.5 in 2023.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Bahrain?
No current reading is published for Bahrain on Adjusted Net Savings, Ecological Footprint, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Land Under Cereal Production, Operating Coal Power Capacity and Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 44 statistics on this page come from 18 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Bahrain’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Bahrain (banner) — Peter from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Bahrain: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bahrain/environment