According to data from the State Statistics Agency, the volume of gas extraction fell sharply to 44.6 billion cubic meters in 2024, down from 46.7 billion cubic meters in 2023.
To put this into perspective, this 2.1 billion cubic meter decrease could have satisfied the domestic needs of several regions and organizations. For example, in 2023, regions outside of Tashkent city and province (each) had annual gas requirements significantly lower than 2 billion cubic meters, with Samarkand, the most populous region, receiving 1.6 billion cubic meters of gas.
This reduction in gas extraction can be compared with the consumption by residents and businesses across the provinces. In particular, in 2023, Uzbekistan’s total natural gas consumption amounted to 47.5 billion cubic meters, of which 20.4 billion cubic meters were provided for technical and domestic needs. Gas was delivered to various regions in the following amounts:
Republic of Karakalpakstan — 1.368 billion cubic meters
Andijan region — 1.088 billion cubic meters
Bukhara region — 1.301 billion cubic meters
Jizzakh region — 830 million cubic meters
Kashkadarya region — 766.3 million cubic meters
Navoi region — 669.4 million cubic meters
Namangan region — 1.134 billion cubic meters
Samarkand region — 1.577 billion cubic meters
Surkhandarya region — 676.6 million cubic meters
Syrdarya region — 501.9 million cubic meters
Tashkent region — 3.522 billion cubic meters
Fergana region — 1.937 billion cubic meters
Khorezm region — 1.244 billion cubic meters
Tashkent City — 3.757 billion cubic meters
The volume of gas extracted in Uzbekistan has fluctuated over the years. According to data from the State Statistics Agency, the gas extraction figures from 2010 to 2022 were as follows:
- 2010: 65.9 billion cubic meters
- 2011: 63 billion cubic meters
- 2012: 61.5 billion cubic meters
- 2013: 58.3 billion cubic meters
- 2014: 54.1 billion cubic meters
