Greenhouse Gas (ghg) Emissions by Sector

Uzbekistan Numbers 
at a Glance (2014) 
214.70 MtCO
2
e* 
Total GHG emissions 
(0.44% of world total) 
World: 48,892 MtCO
2
e
30,757,700 
Population 
World: 7,268,986,176 
 6.98 
tCO
2
e per capita
World: 6.73 tCO
2
e 
US$
53,657 Million 
GDP** 
World: US$73,479 Billion 
4,001 
tCO
2
e/million US$ GDP
World: 665 tCO
2
e/million US$ 
GDP 
+25.02 MtCO
2
e (+13%) 
Change in GHG emissions 
(1990-2014) 
World: +15,069 MtCO
2
e 
(+45%)
 
Sources: WRI CAIT 4.0, 2017. 
Emissions including Land-Use Change 
and Forestry. Global Warming 
Potentials are from the 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 
Change Second Assessment Report.
*Million metric tons of carbon 
dioxide equivalent.
**Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 
constant 2010 US$
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Uzbekistan 
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January 2019
electricity is generated by 10 large thermal electric power stations, using mainly natural gas (93%), with a small share of 
electric energy from hydropower.
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Uzbekistan’s energy policy and powerful energy sector enabled 
it to achieve energy independence and 100% electrification by 
the mid-1990s.
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As of 2003, Uzbekistan has been pursuing a 
new goal to improve energy efficiency and introduce renewables 
into the energy mix. This goal includes modernizing systems to 
transport and process natural gas, and associated petroleum gas 
flaring.
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The TNC notes that transmission and distribution 
efficiency is one of the government’s main priorities to reduce 
fugitive emissions. Uzbekistan is also hosting a 
Clean 
Development Mechanism (CDM)
 project to reduce gas leakage 
at compressor stations.
Agriculture: GHG emissions from agriculture increased by 
42% (8.41 MtCO
2
e) from 1990 to 2014, mainly due to growth in 
emissions from enteric fermentation from livestock. From 1992 
to 2014, FAO data show an increase in the number of cattle, 
goats, and sheep by around 107%, 245%, and 58%, respectively.
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From 2000 to 2014, agricultural production doubled, yet the 
sector’s contribution to GDP decreased from 30% to 17%. 
Agriculture nonetheless remains a leading sector of the 
economy, employing 27.2% of the total workforce.
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