CENTRAL AFRICA · RESOURCES

Gabon: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
8
6 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
1
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
0.4 GW
6 plants
Clean share of electricity
35%
Ember, 2024

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Manganese critical4,640 kt Mn content24.8%23.4%

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

Mines and deposits

Manganese5
Uranium2
Iron ore2
Bauxite and aluminium1
Phosphate1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
ComufUraniumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Moanda MineManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Ogooue MineManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
MoandaManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
OkloUraniumListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
BelingaIron oreProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro286 MW
Gas145 MW
Oil16 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
PoubaraHydro160 MWNot stated
OwendoGas77 MWNot stated
TchimbeleHydro68 MWNot stated
Port-GentilGas68 MWNot stated
KingueleHydro58 MWNot stated
RabiOil16 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
15.6%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
54.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2023
Ores and metals exports
23.3%
% 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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.