Total electricity output in Bahrain

Bahrain: Total electricity output was 28,484 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
28,484 GWh
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
68th
of 228 countries
All-time high
28,484 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
7,403 GWh
in 1991
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Bahrain, 1990–2015

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1990200220151990: 8.0k GWh1991: 7.4k GWh1992: 9.9k GWh1993: 11.8k GWh1994: 11.4k GWh1995: 11.6k GWh1996: 12.2k GWh1997: 12.6k GWh1998: 13.5k GWh1999: 13.5k GWh2000: 13.9k GWh2001: 14.6k GWh2002: 15.3k GWh2003: 15.7k GWh2004: 16.1k GWh2005: 19.4k GWh2006: 21.0k GWh2007: 21.7k GWh2008: 22.8k GWh2009: 22.6k GWh2010: 23.8k GWh2011: 24.3k GWh2012: 24.8k GWh2013: 25.9k GWh2014: 27.3k GWh2015: 28.5k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 28,484 GWh for total electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Bahrain peaked at 28,484 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7,403 GWh, in 1991.

That places Bahrain 68th out of 228 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,204 GWh 7,403 GWh 13,530 GWh 10
2000s 18,311 GWh 13,859 GWh 22,824 GWh 10
2010s 25,765 GWh 23,824 GWh 28,484 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 65 Morocco 30,820 GWh compare
  2. 66 Hungary 30,342 GWh compare
  3. 67 Denmark 28,947 GWh compare
  4. 70 Slovakia 26,632 GWh compare
  5. 71 Ecuador 25,830 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 229 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Bahrain?
Total electricity output in Bahrain was 28,484 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 28,484 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 7,403 GWh in 1991.
How does Bahrain rank for total electricity output?
Bahrain ranks 68th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 5,885 data points, 1990–2015
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