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Belarus: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
4
0 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
1
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
8.5 GW
24 plants
Clean share of electricity
41%
Ember, 2025

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Potash critical5,000 kt K2O equivalent10.7%4No data

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

Mines and deposits

Phosphate2
Iron ore1
Potash1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Beloruskaliy Combine/EnterprisePotashProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Byelorechensk Phos-Acid ComplexPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Gomel Phos-Acid ComplexPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
OkolovskIron oreProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Gas8.3 GW
Solar233 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Lukoml Thermal Power Plant BelarusGas2,460 MWNot stated
Bereza SDPP Thermal Power Plant BelarusGas1,130 MWNot stated
Minsk-4 CHP CCGT Power PlantGas1,035 MWNot stated
Minsk-5 CHP CCGT Power PlantGas780 MWNot stated
Gomel-2 CHP Power Plant BelarusGas544 MWNot stated
Minsk-3 CHP CCGT Power PlantGas542 MWNot stated
Novopolotsk Thermal Power Plant BelarusGas505 MWNot stated
Mogilev CHP-2 Thermal Power Plant UkraineGas345 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
0.8%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
12.6%
% of merchandise exports · 2020
Ores and metals exports
1.1%
% of merchandise exports · 2021

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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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