How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahrain
Bahrain: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 20.76 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
20.76 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
15th
of 215 countries
All-time high
35.19 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
2.9 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahrain, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 20.76 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahrain peaked at 35.19 metric tons per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.9 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Bahrain ranks 15th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.9 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 3.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 4.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 4.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 4.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 5.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 5.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 5.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 5.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 5.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 7.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1978 | 5.8 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 5.51 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 7.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1981 | 8.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 8.11 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 6.97 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1984 | 8.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 11.25 metric tons per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 1986 | 11.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 11.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 9.76 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 13.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1990 | 11.75 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 10.95 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 11.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 12.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 10.74 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 13.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 18.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1997 | 14.15 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 13.87 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 14.96 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 16.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 15.82 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 15.78 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 19.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 16.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 21.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 20.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 18.66 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 21.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 17.71 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 12.93 metric tons per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 35.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +172.1% |
| 2013 | 25.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 23.85 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 21.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 22.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 23.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 27.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 23.48 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 21.97 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 21.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 25.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 20.76 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 20.76 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 14.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 20.76 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre, 32.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +172.1% | 12.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 35.19 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.94 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 5.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.63 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.97 metric tons per square kilometre | 13.34 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.17 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.74 metric tons per square kilometre | 18.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.42 metric tons per square kilometre | 15.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 21.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.25 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 35.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 20.76 metric tons per square kilometre | 25.18 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 12 South Korea 37.98 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 13 Bangladesh 37.82 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 14 Vietnam 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 19.11 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 17 Iceland 14.85 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 18 Philippines 13.76 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahrain?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahrain was 20.76 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 35.19 metric tons per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Bahrain rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Bahrain ranks 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.