Energy in Bahrain
Bahrain electricity production by source
Location
Oil tanks in Sitra , Bahrain
Energy in Bahrain describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Bahrain . Bahrain is a net energy exporter.
Primary energy use was in Bahrain in 2009 110 TWh and 139 TWh per million persons and in 2008 107 TWh and 139 TWh/million people.[ 1]
Overview
Energy in Bahrain[ 2]
Capita
Prim. energy
Production
Export
Electricity
CO2 -emission
Million
TWh
TWh
TWh
TWh
Mt
2004 0.72 87 184 101 7.77 16.95
2007 0.75 102 198 94 10.75 21.26
2008 0.77 107 203 79 10.19 22.30
2009 0.79 110 204 65 10.78 22.82
2010 1.26 114 206 79 12.38 23.62
2012R 1.32 147 230 77 23.20 28.81
2013 1.33 160 256 92 24.58 28.30
Change 2004-10 75.0% 30.6% 11.9% -21.8% 59.3% 39.4%
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses
2012R = CO2 calculation criteria changed, numbers updated
Gas
As of 2023, Bahrain was said to produce 16.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas per year and have reserves of 68 bcm.[ 4]
References
โ IEA Key energy statistics 2011 Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine and Statistics 2010 Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Page: Country specific indicator numbers from page 48
โ IEA Key World Energy Statistics Statistics 2015 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , 2014 (2012R as in November 2015 Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine + 2012 as in March 2014 is comparable to previous years statistical calculation criteria, 2013 Archived 2014-09-02 at the Wayback Machine , 2012 Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine , 2011 Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine , 2010 Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine , 2009 Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine , 2006 Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine IEA October, crude oil p.11, coal p. 13 gas p. 15
โ Prono, Luca (2024). "Bahrain's declining oil reserves" . EBSCO Information Services. Retrieved 25 July 2025 .
1 2 "Bahrain's Energy Industry" . The Energy Year . TOGY International Limited. Retrieved 25 July 2025 .
Energy policy of the Middle East