Oil consumption per person in Bahrain

Bahrain: Oil consumption per person was 25,378 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25,378 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
35th
of 218 countries
All-time high
37,475 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2006
All-time low
18,903 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1997
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Oil consumption per person in Bahrain, 1980–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1980200220241980: 26.4k kilowatt-hours per person1981: 25.3k kilowatt-hours per person1982: 24.5k kilowatt-hours per person1983: 22.1k kilowatt-hours per person1984: 22.9k kilowatt-hours per person1985: 22.0k kilowatt-hours per person1986: 21.4k kilowatt-hours per person1987: 24.5k kilowatt-hours per person1988: 23.4k kilowatt-hours per person1989: 23.2k kilowatt-hours per person1990: 23.7k kilowatt-hours per person1991: 23.6k kilowatt-hours per person1992: 23.5k kilowatt-hours per person1993: 22.2k kilowatt-hours per person1994: 21.9k kilowatt-hours per person1995: 21.6k kilowatt-hours per person1996: 19.9k kilowatt-hours per person1997: 18.9k kilowatt-hours per person1998: 20.7k kilowatt-hours per person1999: 22.3k kilowatt-hours per person2000: 28.4k kilowatt-hours per person2001: 27.6k kilowatt-hours per person2002: 28.0k kilowatt-hours per person2003: 30.6k kilowatt-hours per person2004: 32.2k kilowatt-hours per person2005: 36.4k kilowatt-hours per person2006: 37.5k kilowatt-hours per person2007: 34.7k kilowatt-hours per person2008: 33.7k kilowatt-hours per person2009: 29.5k kilowatt-hours per person2010: 27.8k kilowatt-hours per person2011: 27.8k kilowatt-hours per person2012: 28.6k kilowatt-hours per person2013: 26.6k kilowatt-hours per person2014: 25.8k kilowatt-hours per person2015: 26.0k kilowatt-hours per person2016: 25.9k kilowatt-hours per person2017: 24.2k kilowatt-hours per person2018: 24.8k kilowatt-hours per person2019: 26.6k kilowatt-hours per person2020: 24.9k kilowatt-hours per person2021: 26.6k kilowatt-hours per person2022: 26.5k kilowatt-hours per person2023: 25.7k kilowatt-hours per person2024: 25.4k kilowatt-hours per person

Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 25,378 kilowatt-hours per person for oil consumption per person in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Bahrain peaked at 37,475 kilowatt-hours per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18,903 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1997.

That places Bahrain 35th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 23,567 kilowatt-hours per person 21,360 kilowatt-hours per person 26,434 kilowatt-hours per person 10
1990s 21,812 kilowatt-hours per person 18,903 kilowatt-hours per person 23,679 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2000s 31,862 kilowatt-hours per person 27,641 kilowatt-hours per person 37,475 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2010s 26,406 kilowatt-hours per person 24,212 kilowatt-hours per person 28,584 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2020s 25,808 kilowatt-hours per person 24,851 kilowatt-hours per person 26,598 kilowatt-hours per person 5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 32 Belgium 27,825 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  2. 33 Oman 26,450 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  3. 34 Hong Kong 25,618 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  4. 36 Netherlands 25,084 kilowatt-hours per person compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil consumption per person in Bahrain?
Oil consumption per person in Bahrain was 25,378 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 37,475 kilowatt-hours per person in 2006.
What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 18,903 kilowatt-hours per person in 1997.
How does Bahrain rank for oil consumption per person?
Bahrain ranks 35th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.