• This report is a first attempt to assess Uzbekistan’s progress in greening its economy using the internationally recognised green growth indicators (GGIs) developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). By presenting trends for GGIs during 1990-2022 (or the latest data available), the report provides valuable statistical trends and analytical insights that track progress in the ongoing greening efforts of Uzbekistan. It also compares trends in Uzbekistan against those in other countries or regional averages. In addition, the report covers the trends for the national targets established in the Plan of Action for Transitioning to a Green Economy and Ensuring Green Growth until 2030.
• The monitoring report is the outcome of joint efforts from Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT), the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MoEF) and the Statistics Agency, working together to establish a reliable monitoring system towards a green economy. The report was developed in the framework of the OECD project Improving the Incentive Frameworks and Capacity for Green Climate Related Investment in Eastern Partnership Countries and Central Asia with financial support from Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety through its International Climate Initiative (IKI). Isabella Neuweg (OECD) managed the project. For the WIUT, the work furthers the OECD project that started in 2021 to support Uzbekistan's COVID-19 green recovery efforts, which paved the way for further contributions to a green economy.
• Uzbekistan’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the second largest in CA after Kazakhstan, and its emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) are the fifth largest in the world. At the same time, it managed to decrease its carbon emissions per unit of GDP by around 75% in the last 20 years. Thus, the trend is encouraging.
• In 2021, Uzbekistan produced ten times more solid waste than five years ago. It generated around 6 million tonnes of household solid waste or 165 kg per capita in 2021. Although waste generation is increasing, current levels are only half of the world’s average. However, regular waste collection services covered only half of the population in 2018. Only one-fourth of solid waste was recycled in 2021, although recycling is increasing.

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