CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE · RESOURCES

Albania: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Albania is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
56
17 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
1.5 GW
8 plants

Mines and deposits

Chromium30
Nickel17
Copper14
Iron ore7
Zinc3
Cobalt3
Lead2
Gold1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Kalimash MineChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Todo Manco MineChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Batra/MartaneshChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
BitinckeNickelOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Fushe-ArrezCopper, Zinc, Gold, LeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
GolajCopper, Lead, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Guri Kuq Including: See Alt NamesNickel, Iron ore, CobaltOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
KamChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
KatjielprrenjasChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Klos CombineChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
KrastaChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kurbnesh-PerlatCopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

Showing operating and larger sites first. Open the map for every site.

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro1.4 GW
Other98 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
KomanHydro600 MWNot stated
FierzaHydro500 MWNot stated
Vau i DijesHydro250 MWNot stated
VloraOther98 MWNot stated
Bistrica 1Hydro27 MWNot stated
UlezHydro25 MWNot stated
ShkopetHydro24 MWNot stated
LanabregasHydro5 MWNot stated

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
1.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.2%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
3.3%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
5.6%
% of merchandise exports · 2024

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.