Uzbekistan Coal

1,515,676,250short tons
0.12%
of world reserves
at current production
5,856,945short tons−16.7% YoY
9,739,393short tons−1.2% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−10,637short tons

Production covers 60.1% of consumption.

The rest is imported.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Coal Reserves in Uzbekistan

  • Uzbekistan holds 1,515,676,250 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#39 in the world), and accounting for about 0.12% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
  • As of 2023 production rates, Uzbekistan has about 216 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).

Coal Production in Uzbekistan

  • Uzbekistan produced 5,856,945 short tons of coal in 2024 (#33 in the world), a decrease of 16.7% from 7,031,829 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Uzbekistan

  • Uzbekistan consumed 9,739,393 short tons of coal in 2024 (#36 in the world), a decrease of 1.2% from 2023. This represents 0.1% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Uzbekistan averaged 535.7 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 1.47 pounds per day (#57 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Uzbekistan

  • Uzbekistan imported 3,945,857 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈40.5% of consumption).
  • Uzbekistan exported 143,624 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈2.5% of production).
  • This made Uzbekistan a net importer of 3,802,233 short tons of coal in 2024.

coal Balance in Uzbekistan

  • In 2024, Uzbekistan produced approximately 16,046 short tons of coal per day and consumed 26,683 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 10,637 short tons.

Uzbekistan Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———5,856,945−16.7%330.06%9,739,393−1.2%360.10%535.73,945,857143,6243,802,233
20231,515,676,250390.12%7,031,829+19.1%310.07%9,855,653+20.9%380.10%552.93,844,9434,429.73,840,513
20221,515,676,250390.12%5,904,193+6%320.06%8,152,566+20.9%400.09%466.72,407,7079,813.42,397,894
20211,515,676,250390.12%5,571,957+22.3%320.06%6,743,153+7.9%430.08%393.82,905,471202.42,905,268
20201,515,676,250390.12%4,554,524+2%340.05%6,247,899+9.4%430.07%3723,301,5601,472.73,300,087
20191,515,676,250390.12%4,463,804−3%340.05%5,708,581+1.3%480.07%346.31,244,7770.41,244,776
20181,515,676,250390.12%4,601,483+3.4%340.05%5,636,423+5.2%470.07%348.21,528,793311,528,762
20171,515,676,250380.12%4,452,230+4.4%340.05%5,357,814+4.6%480.06%336.8905,64662.08905,584
20161,515,676,250380.12%4,262,633+10.9%350.05%5,122,319+4.1%490.06%327.5859,80560.41859,745
20151,515,676,250380.13%3,842,653−20.7%360.04%4,921,661+2.9%480.06%320.11,079,10495.561,079,008
20141,515,676,250380.13%4,846,857+7.5%340.05%4,784,343+0.08%490.05%316.6771,78242.99771,739
20131,515,676,250280.14%4,508,448+6.2%350.05%4,780,538+0.56%510.05%321.7751,1871,705.3749,482
20121,515,676,250270.14%4,247,200+0.23%360.05%4,754,096+11.6%510.05%324.9549,88642,990506,896
20111,515,676,250270.15%4,237,280+5.9%350.05%4,261,754+7.5%520.05%295.767,46542,99024,475
20101,570,791,750270.16%4,001,385−0.66%350.05%3,964,803−0.66%520.05%279.44,203.140,786−36,582
20091,570,791,750270.16%4,027,841+11.1%360.05%3,991,334+3.9%510.05%285.74,278.340,786−36,507
20081,157,425,500310.12%3,626,600−4.4%380.05%3,841,550−2.5%520.05%279.46,126.535,274−29,147
2007———3,794,151+6.4%360.05%3,939,656+5.7%510.05%2913,529.837,479−33,949
2006———3,565,973+5.2%360.05%3,725,808+7.2%510.05%279.15,131.335,274−30,143
2005———3,390,706+10.5%360.05%3,476,686−3.4%510.05%263.83,29534,172−30,877
2004———3,068,831+45.5%380.05%3,597,940+17.6%510.06%276.519,90430,865−10,961
2003———2,108,719−30.1%390.04%3,058,910−23.2%530.05%237.931,30222,0469,256.1
2002———3,015,920+0.92%360.06%3,980,441−0.14%510.07%313.441,56331,9679,595.6
2001———2,988,362+5.5%370.06%3,985,953+3.3%500.08%317.726,13731,967−5,830.2
2000———2,832,937−13.5%380.06%3,860,290+22.3%500.07%311.520,26829,762−9,494.8
1999———3,273,861+1.6%380.07%3,155,914−0.73%500.06%257.930,86534,172−3,306.9
1998———3,222,052−0.81%380.06%3,179,062+4.6%500.06%263.430,86534,172−3,306.9
1997———3,248,508+3.9%380.06%3,037,966−3.6%510.06%255.729,76233,069−3,306.9
1996———3,127,253−7.1%370.06%3,150,843−19%500.06%269.956,21832,62823,589
1995———3,366,455−34.3%360.07%3,890,361−33.5%460.08%339.5556,66732,761523,907
1994———5,125,742−0.15%330.11%5,850,771+0.13%390.12%520.9758,39033,360725,030
1993———5,133,458−15.8%320.11%5,843,217−17.5%400.12%531.5742,95833,198709,760
1992———6,096,877—300.12%7,081,198—340.15%659.21,017,32533,003984,321

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