Uzbekistan imported more natural gas than it exported between January and November 2025, as per to data from the National Statistics Committee.
During the first eleven months of the year, natural gas imports from Turkmenistan and Russia amounted to $1.45 bn, representing a 1.2% decline compared with the same period of 2024. Import volumes fluctuated notably throughout the year. Gas imports stood at $27.8 mn in January, then fell sharply to $8 mn in February and $2.7 mn in March. Imports rebounded in the spring, reaching $112 mn in April and $135 mn in May, before rising further to $286.3 mn in June.
In the summer months, imports declined to $162.2 mn in July and $151.9 mn in August, followed by a further drop to $46.4 mn in September. Import volumes increased again in October to $190.2 mn and reached a year-high level in November at $334.3 mn, the highest monthly figure recorded in 2025.
Gas exports over the same period were significantly lower. According to the National Statistics Committee, exports of natural gas to China increased by 5.2% year-on-year to $624.1 mn in January–November 2025. Monthly export volumes rose from $21.8 mn in January and $20.2 mn in February to $52.3 mn in March and $105.4 mn in April. Exports then declined to $88.3 mn in May and $66.9 mn in June.
In the second half of the year, exports reached $83.7 mn in July before falling to $56.1 mn in August and $51.5 mn in September. October recorded a further decline to $22 mn. In November, export deliveries increased to $55.9 mn, marking the highest level since July after three consecutive months of decline.
At the same time, Chinese customs statistics present slightly different figures. According to data from the General Administration of Customs of China, Uzbekistan exported $741.3 mn worth of natural gas in January–October 2025, representing an 11% increase compared with the same period last year. However, Chinese data also indicate a sharp month-on-month decline in November, with gas deliveries from Uzbekistan falling by nearly 27% from $62.6 mn in October to $45.77 mn. This figure is also 42.3% lower than in November 2024.
China’s gas import structure shows Russia as the largest supplier, exporting $8.64 bn worth of natural gas to China in the first eleven months of 2025. Turkmenistan ranked second with $7.69 bn, followed by Myanmar with $1.4 bn and Kazakhstan with $1.06 bn. Smaller volumes were also supplied by the United States and Italy.
