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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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