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Number of reservoirs (2015)
Information source: CAREWIB DB - www.cawater-info.net/data_ca/
Countries | Number of reservoirs |
Population (thousand people) |
Number of reservoirs per 1 million people |
Kazakhstan | 21 | 3601,4 | 5,83 |
Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 3445,5 | 2,32 |
Tajikistan | 16 | 8528,1 | 1,88 |
Turkmenistan | 19 | 5536,1 | 3,43 |
Uzbekistan | 58 | 31575,3 | 1,84 |
Total | 122 | 52686,4 | 2,32 |
Number of large dams (2015)
Information source: CAREWIB DB - www.cawater-info.net/data_ca/
Countries | Number of large dams > 15 m, > 50 million m3 |
Population (thousand people) |
Number of large dams per 1 million people |
Kazakhstan | 7 | 3601,4 | 1,94 |
Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 3445,5 | 2,32 |
Tajikistan | 9 | 8528,1 | 1,06 |
Turkmenistan | 6 | 5536,1 | 1,08 |
Uzbekistan | 22 | 31575,3 | 0,70 |
Total | 52 | 52686,4 | 0,99 |
Total storage of reservoirs (2015)
Information source: CAREWIB DB - www.cawater-info.net/data_ca/
Countries | Total storage of reservoir, million m3 |
Population (thousand people) |
Storage per 1 million people, million m3 |
Kazakhstan | 10075 | 3601,4 | 2798 |
Kyrgyzstan | 20519 | 3445,5 | 5955 |
Tajikistan | 15187 | 8528,1 | 1781 |
Turkmenistan | 7960 | 5536,1 | 1438 |
Uzbekistan | 21716 | 31575,3 | 688 |
Total | 75457 | 52686,4 | 1432 |
Electricity production (2014)
Information source: CAREWIB DB - www.cawater-info.net/data_ca/
Countries | Electricity production million kilowatt-hours |
Population (thousand people) |
Electricity production per 1 people, kilowatt-hours |
Kazakhstan | 3114 | 3541,6 | 879 |
Kyrgyzstan | 13167 | 3376,3 | 3900 |
Tajikistan | 16500 | 8352,0 | 1976 |
Turkmenistan | 20100 | 5465,1 | 3678 |
Uzbekistan | 55800 | 31022,5 | 1799 |
Total | 108681 | 51757,5 | 2100 |
Total water withdrawal (2014)
Information source: CAREWIB DB - www.cawater-info.net/data_ca/
Countries | Total water withdrawal *, million m3 |
Population (thousand people) |
Water withdrawal per 1 people for year, m3 |
Kazakhstan | 9780 | 3541,6 | 2761 |
Kyrgyzstan | 3345 | 3376,3 | 991 |
Tajikistan | 11695 | 8352,0 | 1400 |
Turkmenistan | 26280 | 5465,1 | 4809 |
Uzbekistan | 57201 | 31022,5 | 1844 |
Total | 108301 | 51757,5 | 2092 |
* Total water withdrawal includes:
- Municipal water supply
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Other
Water withdrawal for irrigation (2014)
Information source: CAREWIB DB - www.cawater-info.net/data_ca/
Countries | Water withdrawal for irrigation, million m3 |
Irrigated area (gross), thousand ha |
Specific discharge of water per 1 ha, m3/ha |
Kazakhstan | 6654 | 741 | 8980 |
Kyrgyzstan | 3060 | 402 | 7612 |
Tajikistan | 8776 | 801 | 10956 |
Turkmenistan | 20445 | 1988 | 10284 |
Uzbekistan | 47839 | 4397 | 10880 |
Total | 86774 | 8329 | 10418 |