EAST AFRICA · RESOURCES

Ethiopia: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
31
6 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
4.0 GW
13 plants
Clean share of electricity
100%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Gold17
Iron ore8
Platinum-group metals4
Copper3
Silver2
Potash2
Niobium and tantalum2
Lead1
Zinc1
Chromium1
Nickel1
Graphite1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Asmera NipponLead, Zinc, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Lega Dembi DepositGold, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
YubdoPlatinum-group metals, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Adi Nefas DoopGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Adola Alluvial DepositsGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Adola Gold MineGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
AsmaradebaraCopperPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Barka River BasinGoldPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Hara Hot MinesGoldPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
MedrizenGoldPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Queen Saba MineGoldPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Schiumagelle MineGoldPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro3.8 GW
Wind204 MW
Geothermal7 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Gilgel Gibe IIIHydro1,870 MWNot stated
BelesHydro460 MWNot stated
Gilgel Gibe IIHydro420 MWNot stated
TekezeHydro300 MWNot stated
AdamaWind204 MWNot stated
Gilgel Gibe IHydro184 MWNot stated
Melka WekanaHydro153 MWNot stated
FinchaHydro134 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
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2023
Ores and metals exports
0.7%
% of merchandise exports · 2023

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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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