NORTH AFRICA · RESOURCES

Algeria: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
88
24 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
16 GW
59 plants
Clean share of electricity
1%
Ember, 2024

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Phosphate rock2,000 kt0.8%163.0%

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, MCS 2026. Rank is among reporting countries.

Mines and deposits

Iron ore31
Lead30
Zinc29
Copper14
Phosphate11
Gold6
Tungsten3
Silver2
Tin2
Cobalt1
Antimony1
Manganese1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Beni Saf MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bou Khadra MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Djebel KouifPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Djebel OnkPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Khanguet MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Ouenza MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Timezrit MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Zaccar MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Am'RasmaLeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Beni SafIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bou CaidZinc, LeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bou KhadraIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Gas15.2 GW
Solar671 MW
Hydro24 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Hadjret EnnousGas1,200 MWSharikat Kahraba Hadjret En-Nouss
Koudiet EddraouchGas1,200 MWShariket Karhaba Koudiet Eddraouch SpA (SKD)
TergaGas1,200 MWShariket Kahraba Terga JSC
Msila 1Gas980 MWSonelgaz Production de l’Electricite
MarsatGas840 MWNot stated
SKS IPP SNC LavalinGas815 MWSharikat Kahraba Skikda (SKS - Skikda Power Co.) SNC-Lavali
Ras DjinetGas672 MWNot stated
Hassi MessoudGas600 MWSonelgaz Production de l'Electricite

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
14.5%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
8.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
93.1%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
0.5%
% 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.