In 2024, Uzbekistan ranked 19th globally among 49 countries producing natural gas.
Last year, the country extracted 42.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas, while domestic consumption reached 54.6 billion cubic meters. In terms of global reserves, Uzbekistan accounted for 1% of the total.
The United States is the world’s largest producer, with 1 trillion cubic meters in 2024. Russia follows with 629.9 billion cubic meters. Completing the top five, though at smaller volumes, are Iran (262.9 billion cubic meters), China (248.4 billion cubic meters), and Canada (194.2 billion cubic meters).
Within the CIS, only Russia and Turkmenistan produced more natural gas than Uzbekistan in 2024.
