Category: Society
Bangladesh Natural Resources: Natural Gas, Jute and Mangroves
Bangladesh’s natural resources rest on forests, rivers and fertile land that place it among the world’s major rice producers. The country produced about 18 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2025, is home to Bengal tigers and Asian elephants, and has 1,227 km³ of renewable freshwater resources. What is Bangladesh’s real natural wealth? Bangladesh…
Malaysia Natural Resources: Palm Oil, Natural Gas and Rainforests
Malaysia’s natural resources include oil, natural gas, tin and bauxite, along with forests that cover more than half the country. It produces about 555,000 barrels of oil a day and ranks 11th in the world for natural gas, with about 80.2 billion cubic meters produced in 2025. What is Malaysia’s natural wealth? Malaysia is a…
Denmark Natural Resources: Wind Power, North Sea Oil and Farmland
Denmark’s natural resources combine North Sea oil, at about 62,800 barrels a day in 2024 (34th in the world), with fertile land and renewable energy. The country generated 32.5 TWh of renewable electricity in 2025, has forests on 15.78% of its territory and receives an average of 703 mm of rainfall a year. What are…
Afghanistan Natural Resources: Lapis Lazuli, Copper and Lithium
Afghanistan’s natural resources include minerals, hydrocarbons, water and biodiversity. What natural wealth does the country have? Highlights include part of the roughly 1,900 million barrels of undiscovered recoverable oil that the USGS estimates for the Amu Darya and Afghan-Tajik basins, coal reserves of 72.75 million short tons and 5,000 vascular plant species recorded in 2020.…
Angola Natural Resources: Oil, Diamonds and Natural Gas
Angola’s natural resources include oil, natural gas, diamonds, iron, copper and gold, along with vast forests and freshwater. What are Angola’s most important natural resources? The country has 148 km³ of renewable freshwater resources and forest covering 53.43% of its land (666,073 km², 10th in the world), as well as 11.0 TWh of hydroelectric generation…
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…
