Bahrain
BHRBahrain is second in the world for gas.
Gas supplies 100% of its electricity.
What this grid depends on
Three measures that say more about a country than how much power it makes. Open “what this means” on any of them if the term is new.
Among the most carbon-heavy electricity anywhere.
What this means
How much planet-warming gas is released to make one unit of electricity. Two countries can generate exactly the same amount and one of them be ten times dirtier doing it. Lower is better.
Bahrain buys in more electricity than it sends out.
What this means
The share of the electricity used here that was generated abroad and carried in over high-voltage lines. The higher it climbs, the more this country relies on a neighbour to keep its lights on.
Also true of Bahrain
Bahrain is third in the world for electricity used per person.
23,615 kWh per person per year, third of 201.
Bahrain generates no coal electricity at all, in a region built on it.
45% of grids in Asia draw more than a tenth of their power from coal.
Bahrain generates no hydro electricity at all, in a region built on it.
41% of grids in Asia draw more than a tenth of their power from hydro.
Bahrain’s neighbours
QatarQatar uses far more electricity per person than countries at its income level.
United Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates has cleaned up its grid faster than most people realise.
KuwaitKuwait uses far more electricity per person than countries at its income level.
Saudi ArabiaGas overtook oil on Saudi Arabia's grid in 2016.
OmanOman runs almost entirely on gas.
Figures are for 2024, the most recent year reported for Bahrain. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.