Azerbaijan begins mineral water exports to Uzbekistan

Azerbaijan exported 140,260 decaliters of mineral water, valued at $811,810 during the initial nine months of 2024, Report informs, citing the country's State Statistical Committee.

Data represents a 37-percent increase in the volume and a 96-percent growth in the value of the exports compared to the same period last year.

In January-September of this year, Azerbaijan supplied 85,600 decaliters (+95%) of mineral water to Russia for $467,000 (+72%), 14,630 decaliters (+9 times) to the United States for $219,000 (+34 times), 21,640 decaliters (+68%) to Türkiye for $64,500 (-15%), 5,710 decaliters (+65%) to Estonia for $15,100 (+67%), and 5,720 decaliters (-25%) to Ukraine for 13,700 (-26%).

In 2024, Azerbaijan exported mineral water to Uzbekistan (1.32 tons worth $9,930) for the first time in 13 years, based on publicly available foreign trade statistics dating back to 2011.

Meanwhile, in 2023, 125,000 decaliters of mineral water were exported from Azerbaijan to 15 countries, of which 47.2 percent went to Russia 24 percent to Türkiye.