Country ranking for natural resources 1989
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Country ranking for field: natural resources 1989

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This entry lists a country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance, such as rare earth elements (REEs). In general, products appear only if they make a significant contribution to the economy, or are likely to do so in the future.


The WorldWorldthe oceans represent the last major frontier for the discovery and development of natural resources
1flagAfghanistan0 
2flagPakistanland extensive natural gas reserves limited crude oil poor quality coal iron ore copper salt limestone 
3flagNew Zealandnatural gas iron ore sand coal timber hydropower gold limestone 
4flagNicaraguagold silver copper tungsten lead zinc timber fish 
5flagNigeruranium coal iron ore tin phosphates 
6flagNigeriacrude oil tin columbite iron ore coal limestone lead zinc natural gas 
7flagNiuefish arable land 
8flagNorfolk Islandfish 
9flagNorth Koreacoal lead tungsten zinc graphite magnesite iron ore copper gold pyrites salt fluorspar hydropower 
10flagNorthern Mariana Islandsarable land fish 
11flagNorwaycrude oil copper natural gas pyrites nickel iron ore zinc lead fish timber hydropower 
12flagOmancrude oil copper asbestos some marble limestone chromium gypsum natural gas 
13flagPacific Oceanoil and gas fields polymetallic nodules sand and gravel aggregates placer deposits fish 
14flagPalmyra Atollnone 
15flagNetherlands Antillesphosphates 
16flagPanamacopper mahogany forests shrimp 
17flagPapua New Guineagold copper silver natural gas timber oil potential 
18flagParacel Islandsnone 
19flagParaguayiron ore manganese limestone hydropower timber 
20flagPerucopper silver gold petroleum timber fish iron ore coal phosphate potash 
21flagPhilippinestimber crude oil nickel cobalt silver gold salt copper 
22flagPitcairn Islandsmiro trees 
23flagPolandcoal sulfur copper natural gas silver lead salt 
24flagPortugalfish forests 
25flagPuerto Ricosome copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore crude oil 
26flagQatarcrude oil natural gas fish 
27flagRomaniacrude oil timber natural gas coal iron ore salt 
28flagNew Caledonianickel chrome iron cobalt manganese silver gold lead copper 
29flagNepalquartz water timber hydroelectric potential scenic beauty; small deposits of lignite copper cobalt iron ore 
30flagRéunionfish arable land 
31flagMartiniquecoastal scenery and beaches cultivable land 
32flagLiberiairon ore timber diamonds gold 
33flagLibyacrude oil natural gas gypsum 
34flagLiechtensteinhydroelectric potential 
35flagLuxembourgiron ore 
36flagMacaunegligible 
37flagMadagascargraphite chromite coal bauxite salt quartz tar sands semiprecious stones mica fish 
38flagMalawilimestone; unexploited deposits of uranium coal and bauxite 
39flagMalaysiatin crude oil timber copper iron ore natural gas bauxite 
40flagMaldivesfish 
41flagMaligold phosphates kaolin salt limestone uranium; bauxite iron ore manganese tin and copper deposits are known but not exploited 
42flagMaltalimestone salt 
43flagMarshall Islandsphosphate deposits marine products deep seabed minerals 
44flagMauritaniairon ore gypsum fish copper phosphate 
45flagNavassa Islandguano 
46flagMauritiusarable land fish 
47flagMayottenegligible 
48flagMexicocrude oil silver copper gold lead zinc natural gas timber 
49flagMidway Islandsfish and wildlife 
50flagMonaconone 
51flagMongoliacoal copper molybdenum tungsten phosphates tin nickel zinc wolfram fluorspar gold 
52flagMontserratnegligible 
53flagMoroccophosphates iron ore manganese lead zinc fish salt 
54flagMozambiquecoal titanium 
55flagMyanmarcrude oil timber tin antimony zinc copper tungsten lead coal some marble limestone precious stones natural gas 
56flagNamibiadiamonds copper uranium lead tin zinc salt vanadium natural gas fish; suspected deposits of coal and iron ore 
57flagNauruphosphates 
58flagRwandagold cassiterite 
59flagSaint Helenafish; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns; no minerals 
60flagLebanonlimestone iron ore salt; water-surplus state in a water-deficit region 
61flagUnited Kingdomcoal crude oil natural gas tin limestone iron ore salt clay chalk gypsum lead silica 
62flagTogophosphates limestone marble 
63flagTokelaunegligible 
64flagTongafish fertile soil 
65flagTrinidad and Tobagocrude oil natural gas asphalt 
66flagTromelin Islandfish 
67flagTunisiacrude oil phosphates iron ore lead zinc salt 
68flagTurkeyantimony coal chromium mercury copper borate sulphur iron ore 
69flagTurks and Caicos Islandsspiny lobster conch 
70flagTuvalufish 
71flagU.S. Virgin Islandssun sand sea surf 
72flagUgandacopper cobalt limestone salt 
73flagUnited Arab Emiratescrude oil and natural gas 
74flagUnited Statescoal copper lead molybdenum phosphates uranium bauxite gold iron mercury nickel potash silver tungsten zinc crude oil natural gas timber 
75flagThe Gambiafish 
76flagUruguaysoil hydropower potential minor minerals 
77flagVanuatumanganese hardwood forests fish 
78flagVenezuelacrude oil natural gas iron ore gold bauxite other minerals hydropower diamonds 
79flagVietnamphosphates coal manganese bauxite chromate offshore oil deposits forests 
80flagWake Islandnone 
81flagWallis and Futunanegligible 
82flagWest Banknegligible 
83flagWestern Saharaphosphates iron ore 
84flagWestern Samoahardwood forests fish 
85flagYugoslaviacoal copper bauxite timber iron ore antimony chromium lead zinc asbestos mercury crude oil natural gas nickel uranium 
86flagZairecobalt copper cadmium crude oil industrial and gem diamonds gold silver zinc manganese tin germanium uranium radium bauxite iron ore coal hydropower potential 
87flagZambiacopper cobalt zinc lead coal emeralds gold silver uranium hydropower potential 
88flagThe Netherlandsnatural gas crude oil fertile soil 
89flagThe Bahamassalt aragonite timber 
90flagSaint Kitts and Nevisnegligible 
91flagSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsfish 
92flagSaint Luciaforests sandy beaches minerals 
93flagSaint Vincent and the Grenadinesnegligible 
94flagSaint-Pierre and Miquelonfish deep-water ports 
95flagSan Marinobuilding stones 
96flagSaudi Arabiacrude oil natural gas iron ore gold copper 
97flagSenegalfish phosphates iron ore 
98flagSeychellesfish copra cinnamon trees 
99flagSierra Leonediamonds titanium ore bauxite iron ore gold chromite 
100flagSingaporefish deepwater ports 
101flagSolomon Islandsfish forests gold bauxite phosphates 
102flagSomaliauranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore tin gypsum bauxite copper salt 
103flagSouth Africagold chromium antimony coal iron ore manganese nickel phosphates tin uranium gem diamonds platinum copper vanadium salt natural gas 
104flagSouth Koreacoal tungsten graphite molybdenum lead hydropower 
105flagThailandtin rubber natural gas tungsten tantalum timber lead fish gypsum lignite fluorite 
106flagSpaincoal lignite iron ore uranium mercury pyrites fluorspar gypsum zinc lead tungsten copper kaolin potash hydropower 
107flagSpratly Islandsfish guano; oil and natural gas potential 
108flagSri Lankalimestone graphite mineral sands gems phosphates clay 
109flagSudanmodest reserves of crude oil iron ore copper chromium ore zinc tungsten mica silver crude oil 
110flagSurinametimber hydropower potential fish shrimp bauxite iron ore and modest amounts of nickel copper platinum gold 
111flagSwazilandasbestos coal clay tin hydroelelectric power forests and small gold and diamond deposits 
112flagSwedenzinc iron ore lead copper silver timber uranium hydropower potential 
113flagSwitzerlandhydropower potential timber salt 
114flagSyriacrude oil phosphates chrome and manganese ores asphalt iron ore rock salt marble gypsum 
115flagSão Tomé and Príncipefish 
116flagTaiwansmall deposits of coal natural gas limestone marble and asbestos 
117flagTanzaniahydropower potential tin phosphates iron ore coal diamonds gemstones gold natural gas nickel 
118flagLesothosome diamonds and other minerals water agricultural and grazing land 
119flagLaostimber hydropower gypsum tin gold gemstones 
120flagAlbaniacrude oil natural gas coal chromium copper timber nickel 
121flagChinacoal iron ore crude oil mercury tin tungsten antimony manganese molybdenum vanadium magnetite aluminum lead zinc uranium world's largest hydropower potential 
122flagBruneicrude oil natural gas timber 
123flagBulgariabauxite copper lead zinc coal timber arable land 
124flagBurkina Fasomanganese limestone marble; small deposits of gold antimony copper nickel bauxite lead phosphates zinc silver 
125flagBurundinickel uranium rare earth oxide peat cobalt copper platinum 
126flagCabo Verdesalt basalt rock pozzolana limestone kaolin fish 
127flagCambodiatimber gemstones some iron ore manganese phosphates hydropower potential 
128flagCamerooncrude oil bauxite iron ore timber hydropower potential 
129flagCanadanickel zinc copper gold lead molybdenum potash silver fish timber wildlife coal crude oil natural gas 
130flagCayman Islandsfish climate and beaches that foster tourism 
131flagCentral African Republicdiamonds uranium timber gold oil 
132flagChadsmall quantities of crude oil 
133flagChilecopper timber iron ore nitrates precious metals molybdenum 
134flagChristmas Islandphosphate 
135flagBritish Indian Ocean Territorycoconuts fish 
136flagClipperton Islandnone 
137flagCocos Islandsfish 
138flagColombiacrude oil natural gas coal iron ore nickel gold copper emeralds 
139flagComorosnegligible 
140flagCongopetroleum timber potash lead zinc uranium copper phosphates natural gas 
141flagCook Islandsnegligible 
142flagCoral Sea Islandsnegligible 
143flagCosta Ricahydropower potential 
144flagCubacobalt nickel iron ore copper manganese salt timber silica 
145flagCypruscopper pyrites asbestos gypsum timber salt marble clay earth pigment 
146flagCôte d'Ivoirecrude oil diamonds manganese iron ore cobalt bauxite copper 
147flagDenmarkcrude oil natural gas fish salt limestone 
148flagBritish Virgin Islandsnegligible 
149flagBraziliron ore manganese bauxite nickel uranium phosphates tin hydropower gold platinum crude oil timber 
150flagDominicatimber 
151flagAustraliabauxite coal iron ore copper tin silver uranium nickel tungsten mineral sands lead zinc diamonds natural gas crude oil 
152flagAlgeriacrude oil natural gas iron ore phosphates uranium lead zinc 
153flagAmerican Samoapumice and pumicite 
154flagAndorrahydropower mineral water timber iron ore lead 
155flagAngolapetroleum diamonds iron ore phosphates copper feldspar gold bauxite uranium 
156flagAnguillanegligible; salt fish lobsters 
157flagAntarcticacoal and iron ore; chromium copper gold nickel platinum and hydrocarbons have been found in small quantities along the coast; offshore deposits of oil and gas 
158flagAntigua and Barbudanegligible; pleasant climate fosters tourism 
159flagArctic Oceansand and gravel aggregates placer deposits polymetallic nodules oil and gas fields fish marine mammals 
160flagArgentinafertile plains of the pampas lead zinc tin copper iron ore manganese crude oil uranium 
161flagArubanegligible; white sandy beaches 
162flagAshmore and Cartier Islandsfish 
163flagAtlantic Oceanoil and gas fields fish marine mammals 
164flagAustriairon ore crude oil timber magnesite aluminum lead coal lignite copper hydropower 
165flagBouvet Islandnone 
166flagBahrainoil associated and nonassociated natural gas fish 
167flagBaker Islandguano 
168flagBangladeshnatural gas uranium arable land timber 
169flagBarbadoscrude oil fishing natural gas 
170flagBassas da Indianone 
171flagBelgiumcoal natural gas 
172flagBelizearable land: potential timber fish 
173flagBeninsmall offshore oil deposits limestone marble timber 
174flagBermudalimestone pleasant climate fostering tourism 
175flagBhutantimber hydropower gypsum calcium carbide 
176flagBoliviatin natural gas crude oil zinc tungsten antimony silver iron ore lead gold timber 
177flagBotswanadiamonds copper nickel salt soda ash potash coal iron ore silver natural gas 
178flagDjiboutigeothermal areas 
179flagDominican Republicnickel bauxite gold silver 
180flagKuwaitpetroleum fish shrimp natural gas 
181flagIsle of Manlead iron ore 
182flagHoly Seenone 
183flagHondurastimber gold silver copper lead zinc iron ore antimony coal fish 
184flagHong Kongoutstanding deepwater harbor feldspar 
185flagHowland Islandguano 
186flagHungarybauxite coal natural gas fertile soils 
187flagIcelandfish hydroelectric and geothermal power diatomite 
188flagIndiacoal 
189flagIndian Oceanoil and gas fields fish shrimp sand and gravel aggregates placer deposits polymetallic nodules 
190flagIndonesiacrude oil tin natural gas nickel timber bauxite copper fertile soils coal gold silver 
191flagIranpetroleum natural gas coal chromium copper iron ore lead manganese zinc sulfur 
192flagIraqcrude oil natural gas phosphates sulfur 
193flagIrelandzinc lead natural gas crude oil barite copper gypsum limestone dolomite peat silver 
194flagIsraelcopper phosphates bromide potash clay sand sulfur asphalt manganese small amounts of natural gas and crude oil 
195flagGuyanabauxite gold diamonds hardwood timber shrimp fish 
196flagItalymercury potash marble sulfur dwindling natural gas and crude oil reserves fish coal 
197flagJamaicabauxite gypsum limestone 
198flagJan Mayennone 
199flagJapannegligible mineral resources fish 
200flagJarvis Islandguano 
201flagJerseyagricultural land 
202flagJohnston Atollguano 
203flagJordanphosphates potash shale oil 
204flagJuan de Nova Islandguano deposits and other fertilizers 
205flagKenyagold limestone diotomite salt barytes magnesite feldspar sapphires fluorspar garnets wildlife 
206flagKingman Reefnone 
207flagKiribatiphosphate 
208flagHaitibauxite 
209flagGuineabauxite iron ore diamonds gold uranium hydropower fish 
210flagEcuadorpetroleum fish timber 
211flagFrench Polynesiatimber fish cobalt 
212flagEgyptcrude oil natural gas iron ore phosphates manganese limestone gypsum talc asbestos lead zinc 
213flagEl Salvadorhydropower and geothermal power crude oil 
214flagEquatorial Guineatimber crude oil small unexploited deposits of gold manganese uranium 
215flagEthiopiasmall reserves of gold platinum copper potash 
216flagEuropa Islandnegligible 
217flagFalkland Islandsfish and wildlife 
218flagFaroe Islandsfish 
219flagFederated States of Micronesiaforests marine products deep-seabed minerals 
220flagFijitimber fish gold copper; offshore oil potential 
221flagFinlandtimber copper zinc iron ore silver 
222flagFrancecoal iron ore bauxite fish timber zinc potash 
223flagFrench Guianabauxite timber gold 
224flagFrench Southern and Antarctic Landsfish crayfish 
225flagGuinea-Bissauunexploited deposits of petroleum bauxite phosphates; fish timber 
226flagGaboncrude oil manganese uranium gold timber iron ore 
227flagGaza Stripnegligible 
228flagGhanagold timber industrial diamonds bauxite manganese fish rubber 
229flagGibraltarnegligible 
230flagGlorioso Islandsguano coconuts 
231flagGreecebauxite lignite magnesite crude oil marble 
232flagGreenlandzinc lead iron ore coal molybdenum cryolite uranium fish 
233flagGrenadatimber tropical fruit deepwater harbors 
234flagGuadeloupecultivable land beaches and climate that foster tourism 
235flagGuamfishing 
236flagGuatemalacrude oil nickel rare woods fish chicle 
237flagGuernseycropland 
238flagZimbabwecoal chromium ore asbestos gold nickel copper iron ore vanadium lithium tin 


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