By the end of 2025, the financial volume of Uzbekistan’s natural gas exports to the People’s Republic of China amounted to 773 million US dollars. The data were reported by TASS, citing customs statistics released by Chinese authorities.
The figures confirm that Uzbekistan has maintained its position among the five largest suppliers of pipeline gas to the Chinese market, despite Tashkent’s focus on meeting steadily growing domestic demand for energy resources.
In 2025, the Russian Federation retained absolute leadership in China’s gas import structure. The value of Russian gas supplies reached 9.41 billion dollars, securing Russia first place among China’s external gas suppliers.
Turkmenistan ranked second among Beijing’s key energy partners, with gas export revenues to China totaling 8.41 billion dollars. These figures reaffirm Ashgabat’s role as one of the central players on the regional energy landscape.
Myanmar followed the leaders with gas supplies worth 1.53 billion dollars, while Kazakhstan ranked fourth, exporting gas to China valued at 1.13 billion dollars. Uzbekistan completed the top five, continuing to play a meaningful role in supporting China’s energy security, albeit with lower export volumes compared to its Central Asian partners.
For comparison, China’s total imports of pipeline gas from abroad amounted to 21.1 billion dollars in 2024, exceeding the 2023 level by 8.6 percent. The 2025 figures indicate that demand from China’s industrial and municipal sectors continues to drive sustained growth in gas consumption.
This trend highlights the formation of stable export channels for supplier countries, including Uzbekistan, while also illustrating the balance between competition for the Chinese market and the need to secure domestic energy requirements.
Uzbek gas supplies are delivered through the “Central Asia–China” gas pipeline, which represents China’s first transnational gas corridor and is considered one of the longest in the world. Including its branches, the pipeline exceeds 10,000 kilometers in length, stretching from the Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan border to Hong Kong.