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Yemen Natural Resources: Oil, Coffee and Sidr Honey
Yemen’s natural resources are limited, but they include oil, gas and endemic biodiversity. What natural resources does Yemen have? After the conflict, its oil production fell to about 15,000 barrels a day in 2024, although it still has reserves of 3 billion barrels, 30th in the world. Yemen is a country at the southern tip…
United Arab Emirates Natural Resources: Oil, Gas and Solar Power
The natural resources of the United Arab Emirates rest on oil and gas. It has produced an average of almost four million barrels a day of oil and other liquids since 2016, and in 2025 it produced about 60 billion cubic meters of natural gas, the world’s 15th-largest output. Why is the United Arab Emirates…
Tunisia Natural Resources: Phosphates, Olive Oil and Petroleum
Tunisia’s natural resources include phosphates, oil, natural gas and minerals, in a territory that stretches from the Mediterranean to the Sahara. What are Tunisia’s most important natural resources? Phosphates and oil top the list, with crude production of about 29,863 barrels a day, reserves of 425 million barrels and iron ore mined mainly at Djerissa,…
Trinidad and Tobago Natural Resources: Natural Gas, Oil and Asphalt
Trinidad and Tobago’s natural resources combine hydrocarbons with rich Caribbean biodiversity. The country produces 53,730 barrels of oil a day and about 26 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year (2023), and forests cover 44.24% of its land. What are Trinidad and Tobago’s most important natural resources? It is also home to 454 bird…
Syria Natural Resources: Oil, Phosphates and the Euphrates
Syria’s natural resources revolve around oil and gas, with estimated reserves of 2,500 million barrels that place it around 32nd in the world. What natural resources does Syria have besides oil? It has the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, the 880 MW Tabqa Dam and 14.7 km³ of renewable freshwater resources, although the conflict has affected…
Sudan Natural Resources: Gold, Oil and Gum Arabic
Sudan’s natural resources stand out for oil, gold and the water of the Nile. The country produces 90 tonnes of gold a year, which places it 11th in the world, and pumps 66,912 barrels of oil a day. What are Sudan’s most notable natural resources? It also has 64.5 km³ of renewable freshwater resources and…
Sierra Leone Natural Resources: Diamonds, Rutile and Iron Ore
Sierra Leone’s natural resources include diamonds, gold, bauxite, iron and abundant water resources. In 2019 the country produced 4,720 thousand tonnes of iron, and in 2009 it exported 400,480 carats of diamonds. What are Sierra Leone’s most important natural resources? It also has 160 km³ of renewable freshwater resources and 34.3% forest cover. Sierra Leone…
Somalia Natural Resources: Livestock, Fisheries and Frankincense
Somalia’s natural resources include minerals such as uranium, gypsum and iron ore, along with possible offshore oil and gas reserves that remain untapped because of instability. Which of Somalia’s natural resources are most prominent? Its 17.28 km³ of renewable freshwater resources, the Juba and Shabelle rivers and a rich birdlife of 665 species stand out.…
Qatar Natural Resources: Natural Gas, Oil and Helium
Qatar’s natural resources are concentrated in hydrocarbons, with daily production of about 1.8 million barrels of oil and other petroleum liquids in 2023 (14th in the world) and sixth place in natural gas. Beyond oil, what natural resources does Qatar have? The country produced 616 thousand tonnes of aluminum in 2019 and is home to…
Rwanda Natural Resources: Tantalum, Lake Kivu Methane and Tea
Rwanda’s natural resources are concentrated in water, fertile soils, forests and remarkable biodiversity. What are Rwanda’s most important natural resources? The country has 9.5 km³ of renewable freshwater resources, forest cover of 11.3% and the 28 MW Nyabarongo hydroelectric plant. It is also home to 638 bird species and 211 mammal species. Rwanda is a…
