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Natural Resources by Country

Natural Resources by Country: compare 226 countries on 1 metric.

EconomicsManufacturing & Mining226 countries · 1 metricUpdated Oct 27, 2024Original page
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222 countries
AfghanistanArable Land, Barites+12
AlbaniaArable Land, Bauxite+10
AlgeriaIron Ore, Lead+5
American SamoaPumice, Pumicite
AndorraHydropower, Iron Ore+3
AngolaBauxite, Copper+7
AnguillaFish, Lobster+1
Antigua and BarbudaPleasant climate fosters tourism
ArgentinaArable Land, Copper+8
ArmeniaBauxite, Copper+3
ArubaWhite sandy beaches foster tourism (negligible)
AustraliaAlumina, Coal+18
AustriaAntimony, Coal+11
AzerbaijanBauxite, Iron Ore+3
BahamasArable Land, Aragonite+2
BahrainAssociated and Nonassociated Natural Gas, Fish+2
BangladeshArable Land, Coal+2
BarbadosFish, Natural Gas+1
BelarusChalk, Clay+7
BelgiumArable Land, Carbonates+2
BelizeArable Land Potential, Fish+2
BeninLimestone, Marble+1
BermudaLimestone, Pleasant Climate Fostering Tourism
BhutanCalcium Carbonate, Gypsum+2
BoliviaAntimony, Gold+11
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAntimony, Bauxite+15
BotswanaCoal, Copper+6
BrazilAlumina, Bauxite+15
British Virgin IslandsNegligible: Pleasant Climate, Beaches Foster Tourism
BruneiNatural Gas, Petroleum+1
BulgariaArable Land, Bauxite+5
Burkina FasoGold, Limestone+6
BurundiArable Land, Cobalt+15
CambodiaArable Land, Gas+7
CameroonBauxite, Hydropower+3
CanadaBauxite, Coal+18
Cape VerdeBasalt Rock, Clay+5
Cayman IslandsClimate and Beaches that Foster Tourism, Fish
Central African RepublicDiamonds, Gold+4
ChadFish, Gold+7
ChileCopper, Hydropower+5
ChinaAluminum, Antimony+21
ColombiaCoal, Copper+7
ComorosFish
Cook IslandsCoconuts (copra)
Costa RicaHydropower
CroatiaBauxite, Calcium+10
CubaArable land, Chromium+8
CuracaoCalcium phosphates, Hot springs+1
CyprusAsbestos, Clay earth pigment+6
CzechiaArable land, Clay+5
DenmarkArable land, Chalk+7
DjiboutiClay, Diatomite+9
DominicaArable land, Hydropower+1
Dominican RepublicArable land, Bauxite+3
DR CongoCoal, Cobalt+13
EcuadorFish, Hydropower+2
EgyptAsbestos, Gypsum+10
El SalvadorArable land, Geothermal power+2
Equatorial GuineaBauxite, Clay+7
EritreaCopper, Fish+5
EstoniaArable land, Clay+8
EswatiniAsbestos, Cassiterite+7
EthiopiaCopper, Gold (small reserves)+4
Falkland IslandsCalcified seaweed, Fish+3
Faroe IslandsFish, Hydropower+2
FijiCopper, Fish+4
FinlandChromite, Copper+8
FranceArable land, Bauxite+12
French GuianaClay, Gold deposits+4
French PolynesiaCobalt, Fish+2
GabonDiamond, Gold+8
GambiaClay, Fish+4
GeorgiaCopper, Hydropower+5
GermanyArable land, Coal+10
GhanaBauxite, Fish+10
GreeceBauxite, Hydropower potential+9
GreenlandCoal, Diamonds+14
GrenadaTimber, Tropical fruit
GuamAquatic wildlife (supporting tourism), Fishing (largely undeveloped)
GuatemalaChicle, Fish+4
GuernseyCropland
GuineaBauxite, Diamonds+6
Guinea-BissauBauxite, Clay+6
GuyanaBauxite, Diamonds+4
HaitiArable land, Bauxite+5
HondurasAntimony, Coal+9
Hong KongFeldspar, Outstanding deepwater harbor
HungaryArable land, Bauxite+3
IcelandDiatomite, Fish+2
IndiaAntimony, Arable land+13
IndonesiaBauxite, Coal+9
IranChromium, Coal+8
IraqNatural gas, Petroleum+2
IrelandBarite, Copper+8
IsraelClays, Copper ore+6
ItalyAntimony, Arable land+12
Ivory CoastBauxite, Clay+15
JamaicaAlumina, Bauxite+2
JapanFish, Negligible mineral resources+1
JerseyArable land
JordanPhosphates, Potash+1
KazakhstanBauxite, Chrome Ore+13
KenyaDiatomite, Fluorspar+8
KiribatiCoconuts (Copra), Fish+1
KuwaitFish, Natural Gas+2
KyrgyzstanAbundant Hydropower, Bismuth+7
LaosGemstones, Gold+4
LatviaAmber, Arable Land+5
LebanonArable Land, Iron Ore+3
LesothoAgricultural and Grazing Land, Building Stone+4
LiberiaDiamonds, Gold+3
LibyaGypsum, Natural Gas+1
LiechtensteinArable Land, Hydroelectric Potential
LithuaniaAmber, Arable Land+1
LuxembourgArable Land, Iron Ore (No Longer Exploited)
MacauNegligible
MadagascarBauxite, Chromite+10
MalawiArable Land, Coal (Unexploited Deposits)+4
MalaysiaBauxite, Copper+5
MaldivesFish
MaliBauxite (Note: Known but Not Exploited), Copper (Note: Known but Not Exploited)+10
MaltaArable Land, Limestone+1
Marshall IslandsCoconut Products, Deep Seabed Minerals+1
MauritaniaCopper, Diamonds+6
MauritiusArable Land, Fish
MexicoAntimony, Copper+7
MicronesiaDeep-Seabed Minerals, Marine Products+2
MoldovaArable Land, Gypsum+3
MongoliaCoal, Copper+11
MontenegroBauxite, Hydroelectricity
MontserratNegligible
MoroccoFish, Iron Ore+5
MozambiqueCoal, Graphite+4
MyanmarAntimony, Arable Land+13
NamibiaCadmium, Copper+14
NauruFish, Phosphates
NepalCobalt, Copper+7
NetherlandsArable Land, Limestone+5
New CaledoniaChrome, Cobalt+6
New ZealandCoal, Gold+6
NicaraguaCopper, Fish+6
NigerCoal, Gold+8
NigeriaArable land, Coal+8
NiueArable land, Fish
North KoreaCoal, Copper+8
North MacedoniaArable land, Asbestos+12
Northern Mariana IslandsArable land, Fish
NorwayCopper, Fish+10
OmanAsbestos, Chromium+6
PakistanArable land, Copper+6
PalauDeep-seabed minerals, Forests+2
PalestineArable land, Natural gas
PanamaCopper, Hydropower+2
Papua New GuineaCopper, Fisheries+5
ParaguayHydropower, Iron ore+3
PeruCoal, Copper+10
PhilippinesCobalt, Copper+6
PolandAmber, Arable land+7
PortugalArable land, Clay+13
Puerto RicoCopper, Nickel+1
QatarFish, Natural gas+1
RomaniaArable land, Coal+6
RussiaBauxite, Coal+4
RwandaArable land, Cassiterite (tin ore)+4
Saint BarthelemyFew natural resources; beaches foster tourism
Saint Kitts and NevisArable land
Saint LuciaForests, Geothermal potential+3
Saint MartinSalt
Saint Pierre and MiquelonDeepwater ports, Fish
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesArable land, Hydropower
SamoaFish, Hardwood forests+1
San MarinoBuilding stone
Sao Tome and PrincipeFish, Hydropower
Saudi ArabiaCopper, Gold+3
SenegalFish, Iron ore+1
SerbiaAntimony, Arable land+13
SeychellesCinnamon trees, Coconuts (copra)+1
Sierra LeoneBauxite, Chromite+4
SingaporeDeepwater ports, Fish
Sint MaartenFish, Salt
SlovakiaArable Land, Copper (Small Amounts)+4
SloveniaBuilding Stone, Forests+4
Solomon IslandsBauxite, Fish+6
SomaliaBauxite (Largely Unexploited Reserves), Copper (Largely Unexploited Reserves)+6
South AfricaAntimony, Chromium+15
South KoreaCoal, Graphite+4
South SudanAgricultural Land (Fertile), Chromium Ore+12
SpainArable Land, Coal+16
Sri LankaArable Land, Clay+6
SudanChromium Ore (Small Reserves), Copper (Small Reserves)+8
SurinameBauxite, Copper (Small Amounts)+9
SwedenArsenic, Copper+10
SwitzerlandHydropower Potential, Salt+1
SyriaAsphalt, Chrome and Manganese Ores+7
TaiwanArable Land, Asbestos (Small Deposits)+4
TajikistanAntimony, Brown Coal+9
TanzaniaCoal, Diamonds+8
ThailandArable Land, Fish+10
TogoArable Land, Limestone+2
TokelauFisheries
TongaArable Land, Fish
Trinidad and TobagoAsphalt, Natural Gas+1
TunisiaIron Ore, Lead+4
TurkeyAntimony, Arable Land+18
TurkmenistanNatural Gas, Petroleum+2
Turks and Caicos IslandsConch, Spiny Lobster
TuvaluCoconut (Copra), Fish
UgandaArable Land, Cobalt+5
UkraineArable Land, Coal+13
United Arab EmiratesNatural Gas, Petroleum
United KingdomArable Land, Chalk+15
United StatesArable Land, Bauxite+18
UruguayArable Land, Fish+2
UzbekistanCoal, Copper+8
VanuatuFish, Hardwood Forests+1
VenezuelaBauxite, Diamonds+6
VietnamAntimony, Arable Land+9
Wallis and FutunaNEGL
YemenCoal (Small Deposits), Copper (Small Deposits)+8
ZambiaCoal, Cobalt+8
ZimbabweAsbestos, Chromium Ore+5

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Where does this natural resources by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Natural Resources - CIA (The World Factbook).

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