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Environment · Europe & Central Asia · Lower-middle income

Uzbekistan: environment and emissions

CO₂ per person is 4.09 t (2024), 67th of 203 in the world and 33rd of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GHG per person is 6.26 t (2024), 61st of 203 in the world and 31st of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GHG emissions is 227.5 Mt (2024), 34th of 203 in the world and 10th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia.

CO₂ per person4.09 t2024 · world 67/203 · region 33/49GHG per person6.26 t2024 · world 61/203 · region 31/49GHG emissions227.5 Mt2024 · world 34/203 · region 10/49CO₂ emissions148.5 Mt2024 · world 33/203 · region 10/49
CO₂ per person
UzbekistanEurope & Central AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
0.02.55.07.510199520002005201020152020Uzbekistan4.09 tEurope & Central AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
GHG per person
UzbekistanEurope & Central AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
0.05.01015199520002005201020152020Uzbekistan6.26 tEurope & Central AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
15 indicators

Environment: Uzbekistan in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
CO₂ per personCO₂ emissions per capita, tonnes4.09 t202467/20333/495.31 t4.78 t3.69 t+9.1%since 20146.62 t1.60 t4.69 t
GHG per personGreenhouse gas emissions per person, t CO₂e6.26 t202461/20331/496.83 t6.78 t5.90 t+6.2%since 20148.65 t2.58 t6.36 t
GHG emissionsTotal greenhouse gas emissions excl. land use, Mt CO₂e227.5 Mt202434/20310/49169.4 Mt192.4 Mt198.2 Mt+28%since 20147,953.3 Mt7,482.1 Mt53,206.4 Mt
CO₂ emissionsCO₂ emissions, total excl. land use, Mt148.5 Mt202433/20310/49131.5 Mt135.8 Mt123.9 Mt+31%since 20146,082.4 Mt4,634.0 Mt39,632.7 Mt
MethaneMethane emissions, Mt CO₂e64.3 Mt202430/2034/4932.2 Mt47.4 Mt60.4 Mt+20%since 20141,278.5 Mt2,116.0 Mt9,536.5 Mt
Renewable energyRenewable energy, % of final energy consumption1.0%2021192/21252/540.7%1.3%1.0%+0.1 ppsince 201115.1%43.3%19.7%
Renewable powerRenewable electricity, % of output7.1%2021150/20646/5112.5%15.6%7.5%−8.3 ppsince 201134.4%24.8%27.8%
PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure, µg/m³32.8 µg/m³202339/2002/5237.0 µg/m³32.6 µg/m³32.4 µg/m³+6.0%since 201314.4 µg/m³49.6 µg/m³32.9 µg/m³
Forest coverForest area, % of land area8.8%2024171/21446/576.8%7.7%8.4%+0.7 ppsince 201438.6%30.2%31.1%
FarmlandAgricultural land, % of land area58.9%202443/21011/5562.7%58.7%58.3%+0.3 ppsince 201429.1%43.0%36.9%
Arable landArable land, % of land area9.2%2024109/20638/5310.3%9.6%9.1%−0.1 ppsince 201412.3%18.3%10.7%
Protected areasTerrestrial and marine protected areas, % of territory14.1%202594/21336/55··5.8%+10.7 ppsince 201513.2%12.4%17.0%
Water withdrawalsFreshwater withdrawals, % of internal resources262.5%202211/1772/47326.7%305.3%306.0%−44.5 ppsince 20126.7%16.3%9.0%
Freshwater per personRenewable internal freshwater per person, m³468 m³2022156/18347/48659 m³576 m³487 m³−16%since 20127,674 m³2,496 m³5,393 m³
Cereal yieldCereal yield, kg per hectare5,496 kg/ha202431/17914/482,684 kg/ha4,434 kg/ha4,515 kg/ha+14%since 20144,045 kg/ha3,366 kg/ha4,229 kg/ha
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Uzbekistan and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Uzbekistan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorUzbekistanAfghanistanKazakhstanTajikistanTurkmenistanKyrgyzstan
CO₂ per person4.09 t20240.28 t202412.57 t20240.92 t202410.86 t20241.49 t2024
GHG per person6.26 t20240.77 t202416.04 t20242.10 t202415.32 t20243.10 t2024
GHG emissions227.5 Mt202433.0 Mt2024330.4 Mt202422.2 Mt2024114.8 Mt202422.4 Mt2024
CO₂ emissions148.5 Mt202412.1 Mt2024258.8 Mt20249.8 Mt202481.4 Mt202410.7 Mt2024
Methane64.3 Mt202416.2 Mt202457.3 Mt202410.3 Mt202427.2 Mt20249.9 Mt2024
Renewable energy1.0%202120.0%20222.0%202134.9%20210.1%202127.6%2021
Renewable power7.1%202178.2%202111.0%202193.4%20210.0%202185.6%2021
PM2.5 exposure32.8 µg/m³202337.9 µg/m³202319.6 µg/m³202333.3 µg/m³202331.2 µg/m³202320.1 µg/m³2023
Forest cover8.8%20241.9%20241.3%20243.1%20245.0%20246.5%2024
Afghanistan: environmentKazakhstan: environmentTajikistan: environmentTurkmenistan: environmentKyrgyzstan: environment
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