Category: Economy
Barbados Natural Resources: Coral Reefs, Sugarcane and Onshore Oil
Barbados’s natural resources are above all its beaches, coral reefs and marine biodiversity, rather than its tiny oil and gas reserves. What are the most important natural resources of Barbados? The 430 km² island has 0.08 km³ of renewable freshwater resources, forest cover of 14.65% and 529 fish species, along with endemic birds such as…
Romania Natural Resources: Black Sea Gas, Forests and Gold
Romania’s natural resources combine oil, gas, coal, aluminum, forests and abundant freshwater. What are Romania’s most important natural resources? The country has 217.1 km³ of renewable freshwater resources and forest cover of 30.12%, and it produced 15 million tonnes of coal in 2020. It is also home to 364 bird species and 3,515 vascular plant…
Cambodia Natural Resources: Tonlé Sap Fisheries, Forests and Rice
Cambodia’s natural resources combine Southeast Asian water, forests and biodiversity. What is Cambodia’s natural wealth? The country has 476.1 km³ of renewable freshwater resources, which places it 20th in the world; its forests cover 45.71% of its territory, and hydropower generated 5.3 TWh of electricity in 2025 (Ember, 2025). Cambodia is a country in Southeast…
Dominica Natural Resources: Forests, Rivers and Geothermal Energy
Dominica’s natural resources rest on its forests, fertile soils and rich Caribbean biodiversity. What are Dominica’s most important natural resources? Forests cover 63.83% of the island, average rainfall is 2,083 mm, and it is home to 501 fish species, along with the emblematic imperial parrot. Dominica is a Caribbean island with rich biodiversity and a…
Morocco Natural Resources: Phosphates, Fisheries and Solar Power
Morocco’s natural resources combine mining, fishing and Mediterranean agriculture. Its key resource is phosphate: the country holds more than 70% of the world’s reserves and produces about 35 million tonnes a year, making it the world’s leading exporter (USGS 2025). What are Morocco’s most important natural resources? Iron, coal and 30.7 km³ of renewable freshwater…
Equatorial Guinea Natural Resources: Oil, Gas and Rainforests
Equatorial Guinea’s natural resources combine oil, gas, timber and minerals. Gas stands out, with annual production of 6,200 million cubic meters (2015 estimate), and forests cover 87.29% of the territory, about 24,484 km². The country also has 26 km³ of renewable freshwater resources. What is Equatorial Guinea’s main natural resource? Equatorial Guinea is a country…
United States Natural Resources: Oil, Natural Gas and Coal
The natural resources of the United States make it the world’s leading producer of oil and natural gas, with about 12.9 million barrels a day in 2023. What natural resources does the United States have? It has the third-largest renewable freshwater resources on the planet, at 3,069 km³, 22.3% of the world’s coal reserves, and…
Austria Natural Resources: Magnesite, Forests and Alpine Hydropower
Austria’s natural resources include forests covering 47.25% of its territory, minerals such as iron (2,800 thousand tonnes in 2019) and strong hydroelectric generation of 37.9 TWh in 2025. The Vienna Basin is the main oil-producing region, and the country has 78 km³ of renewable freshwater resources. What natural resources does Austria have? Austria is a…
Burundi Natural Resources: Nickel, Rare Earths and Coffee
Burundi’s natural resources include freshwater, fertile soils, forests and wide-ranging biodiversity in the heart of Africa. What wildlife does Burundi have? The country has recorded 596 bird species, and forests cover 10.89% of its territory. Its renewable freshwater resources amount to 12.54 km³, and arabica coffee is its most valued plant. Burundi, a small country…
Greece Natural Resources: Bauxite, Lignite and Perlite
Greece’s natural resources stand out for their minerals: silver, lead, iron and bauxite. In 2019 the country produced 2,284 thousand tonnes of iron and 184 thousand tonnes of aluminum, as well as coal. It has 74.25 km³ of renewable freshwater resources and rivers such as the Evros and the Aliakmonas. What minerals and natural resources…
