DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, September 28. Coal production in Tajikistan showed mixed trends from January through August 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the country’s Statistical Agency shows that while output of hard coal increased by 5.9 percent to 1.566 million tons, brown coal production declined by 5 percent, falling to 50,080 tons.
Overall, Tajikistan’s extractive industry produced goods worth 13.394 billion somoni (approximately $1.42 billion) during the first eight months of 2025, a 70 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Metal ore extraction remains the largest contributor, followed by coal and other minerals.
In total, Tajikistan’s industrial enterprises produced goods valued at 40.28 billion somoni (around $4.28 billion) during the same period, reflecting an increase of 23.5 percent compared to January–August 2024.
Regional industrial output growth was led by the Sughd region, where production surged by 33.5 percent, followed by Dushanbe with 20.6 percent, districts under the central government with 13.6 percent, the Khatlon region at 6.1 percent, and the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region with 6.4 percent growth. Sughd and Khatlon regions accounted for the largest shares of national industrial output, contributing 60.9 percent and 19.6 percent, respectively.
