Bahrain vs Brunei Darussalam: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita

Bahrain
152,038 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam
121,980 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
5th
Brunei Darussalam rank
8th

Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Bahrain
  • Brunei Darussalam
50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k175.0k198020022024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 152,038 kilowatt-hours per person against 121,980 kilowatt-hours per person in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 30,058 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Brunei Darussalam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.

Bahrain ranks 5th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 8th of 218 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Brunei Darussalam Difference Ahead
1980s 134,397 kilowatt-hours per person 104,538 kilowatt-hours per person 29,859 kilowatt-hours per person Bahrain
1990s 148,275 kilowatt-hours per person 60,017 kilowatt-hours per person 88,258 kilowatt-hours per person Bahrain
2000s 158,395 kilowatt-hours per person 99,661 kilowatt-hours per person 58,734 kilowatt-hours per person Bahrain
2010s 147,741 kilowatt-hours per person 112,133 kilowatt-hours per person 35,608 kilowatt-hours per person Bahrain
2020s 154,836 kilowatt-hours per person 121,804 kilowatt-hours per person 33,031 kilowatt-hours per person Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Bahrain or Brunei Darussalam?
Bahrain, at 152,038 kilowatt-hours per person against 121,980 kilowatt-hours per person in Brunei Darussalam as of 2024.
What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Bahrain and Brunei Darussalam?
30,058 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Brunei Darussalam?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Brunei Darussalam rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
Bahrain ranks 5th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
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
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.