CAUCASUS · RESOURCES

Azerbaijan: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
10
3 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
5.8 GW
14 plants
Clean share of electricity
10%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Bauxite and aluminium4
Lead2
Zinc2
Gold2
Iron ore1
Vanadium1
Cobalt1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
FilizchaiLead, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
AzerbiajanIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
ZaglikBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Gyandzha RefineryBauxite and aluminium, VanadiumProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Sumgait RefineryBauxite and aluminiumProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Sumgait SmelterBauxite and aluminiumProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Dashkesan MineCobaltListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Vezhnali gold mineGoldListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Zod gold mineGoldListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
FilizchaiZinc, LeadProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Oil2.4 GW
Gas2.4 GW
Hydro974 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Azerbaijan TPPOil2,400 MWAzerEnerji
JanubGas780 MWAzerEnerji
SumqayitGas525 MWAzerEnerji
ShamkirHydro405 MWAzerEnerji
MingechevirHydro402 MWAzerEnerji
ShimalGas400 MWAzerEnerji
Sangachal ESGas299 MWAzerEnerji
YenikendHydro150 MWAzerEnerji

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
21.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
8.6%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
85.9%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
1.5%
% of merchandise exports · 2025

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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.