Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s industrial enterprises produced goods worth 1,085.7 trillion soums in January–September 2026, an increase of 8.1% compared with the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Committee.
Regional production
Navoi Region recorded the highest industrial output, at 228.97 trillion soums, followed by Tashkent city with 187.23 trillion soums and Tashkent Region with 175.54 trillion soums. Andijan Region produced 87.51 trillion soums worth of industrial goods, while Samarkand Region recorded 60.22 trillion soums.
The lowest output was reported in Surkhandarya Region, at 22.55 trillion soums, Syrdarya Region, at 24.35 trillion soums, and the Republic of Karakalpakstan, at 27.84 trillion soums. According to statisticians, the figures for Syrdarya Region reflect increased electricity generation by newly established enterprises operating under public-private partnership arrangements.
The highest industrial production volume index was recorded in Jizzakh Region at 113.1%, followed by Samarkand Region at 109.5% and Namangan Region at 109.0%. The lowest figure was reported in Karakalpakstan, at 107.1%.
Industrial output per capita
Industrial output per capita averaged 27.6 million soums nationwide during the first nine months of 2026. The figures were higher in Navoi Region, at 192.4 million soums, Tashkent city, at 57.6 million soums, and Tashkent Region, at 46.4 million soums.
The indicator has increased substantially over the past five years. Industrial output per capita stood at 11.0 million soums in January–September 2022, 12.7 million soums in 2023, 17.0 million soums in 2024 and 20.5 million soums in 2025.
The national growth rate for industrial output per capita reached 106.2%. Above-average rates were recorded in Jizzakh Region at 111.0%, Samarkand Region at 107.4%, Bukhara Region at 107.1% and Namangan Region at 107.0%.
Industrial structure
Manufacturing accounted for the largest share of industrial production, generating 943.2 trillion soums, or 86.9% of the total. Its production volume index reached 108.6%.
Mining and quarrying contributed 70.3 trillion soums, or 6.5%, with an index of 103.1%. Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply generated 66.1 trillion soums, accounting for 6.0%, with an index of 110.1%. Water supply, sewerage, waste collection and disposal accounted for 6.1 trillion soums, or 0.6%, with an index of 101.6%.
Within manufacturing, food products, beverages and tobacco accounted for 21.0% of output. Fabricated metal products, computers, electrical equipment, machinery, motor vehicles and other transport equipment, as well as machinery repair and installation, represented 15.9%. Textiles, clothing, leather and leather products accounted for 11.7%, while chemicals, rubber and plastics made up 6.4%.
Fuel, cement and other products
Large enterprises produced 27.0 billion cubic metres of natural gas, 482,200 tonnes of crude oil and 5.4 million tonnes of coal during the first nine months of 2026. Output included 913,200 tonnes of motor petrol, 979,000 tonnes of diesel fuel, 16.2 million tonnes of Portland cement and 647,400 tonnes of yarn. Production of flour from common wheat and spelt reached 1.096 million tonnes.
Output trends varied by product compared with previous years. Natural gas production declined from 33.7 billion cubic metres in January–September 2024 and 32.3 billion cubic metres in 2025 to 27.0 billion cubic metres in 2026.
Crude oil production fell from 542,200 tonnes in 2024 and 490,100 tonnes in 2025 to 482,200 tonnes. Gas condensate output also decreased, from 923,100 tonnes in 2024 and 849,200 tonnes in 2025 to 729,200 tonnes.
Diesel fuel production, by contrast, increased from 796,800 tonnes in 2024 and 876,100 tonnes in 2025 to 979,000 tonnes in 2026. Portland cement output rose from 11.9 million tonnes in 2024 and 15.7 million tonnes in 2025 to 16.2 million tonnes.
Motor petrol production reached 913,200 tonnes, compared with 890,100 tonnes in 2025 and 998,000 tonnes in 2024. Coal production totalled 5.4 million tonnes, up from 5.3 million tonnes in 2024 but below the 5.8 million tonnes recorded in 2025.
The number of automobile engines produced reached 184,686, compared with 174,826 in 2025 and 187,127 in 2024.
Automotive industry
Uzbekistan produced 356,318 passenger cars in January–September 2026, compared with 326,370 in the same period of 2025. Truck production increased from 3,615 to 4,447 units, while specialised passenger vehicles rose from 39,169 to 43,098 units.
The Cobalt was the most-produced model, with 120,672 units, up from 116,008 a year earlier. Damas production fell from 67,879 to 63,401 units. Production of the Chevrolet Damas Move reached 2,137 units; no comparable figure was available for the previous year.
The company produced 34,080 Trackers, compared with 34,179 in 2025, and 27,247 Onix vehicles, up from 22,598. KIA production increased from 19,633 to 24,801 units.
BYD recorded the most pronounced increase among the listed brands, with production rising from 13,730 to 26,706 vehicles. Chery output reached 7,221 units, compared with 6,882 a year earlier, while Haval production rose from 6,245 to 6,953 units. Production of the Tank 500 fell from 47 to two vehicles.
Textile industry
Cotton yarn production increased from 426,937.4 tonnes to 647,403.1 tonnes.
Output of cotton fabrics containing at least 85% cotton fibre rose from 72,540.9 thousand square metres to 94,228.7 thousand square metres. Knitted fabric production increased from 59,623.0 tonnes to 60,359.6 tonnes, while output of knitted underwear rose from 77,435.4 thousand units to 105,368.1 thousand units.
Knitted and crocheted outerwear was the exception, with production declining from 47,996.4 thousand units to 38,660.8 thousand units.
Electricity and heat generation
Total electricity generation in January–September 2026 reached 67,159.5 million kWh, compared with 62,565.2 million kWh in 2025 and 60,262.4 million kWh in 2024. The increase was 7.3%, excluding electricity produced by small enterprises and households for which energy generation is not the principal activity.
The distribution of electricity generation has changed significantly. Large enterprises generated 44,402.6 million kWh, compared with 45,100.5 million kWh in 2025 and 53,413.9 million kWh in 2024.
Small businesses whose principal activity is electricity generation produced 22,756.9 million kWh, up from 17,464.7 million kWh in 2025 and 6,848.5 million kWh in 2024.
Heat generation by large enterprises declined by 19.3% to 11,639.9 thousand gigacalories. The figure stood at 14,423.8 thousand gigacalories in 2025 and 16,538.0 thousand gigacalories in 2024.
Water supply, sewerage and waste
The value of wastewater removal, transportation and treatment services increased to 616.6 billion soums, compared with 534.6 billion soums a year earlier and 477.9 billion soums in 2024.
Services for emptying, cleaning and treating cesspools, settling tanks and septic tanks were valued at 311.2 million soums, compared with 310.6 million soums in 2025.
Textile waste amounted to 21,840.5 tonnes, down from 22,857.6 tonnes in 2025 but above the 13,954.7 tonnes recorded in 2024.
Industrial enterprises by activity
As of 1 October 2026, Uzbekistan had 66,000 operating industrial enterprises.
Food production accounted for the largest number, with 13,300 enterprises, or 20.2% of the total. Another 9,200 enterprises, or 13.9%, produced other non-metallic mineral products, while 6,800 enterprises, or 10.3%, manufactured clothing.
Fabricated metal products were produced by 5,400 enterprises, or 8.2%, and furniture by 4,500, or 6.9%. Textile manufacturing accounted for 4,000 enterprises, or 6.1%, while 3,000 enterprises, or 4.6%, produced rubber and plastic products.
