CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN · RESOURCES

Guatemala: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
61
9 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
3.7 GW
76 plants
Clean share of electricity
68%
Ember, 2024

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Antimony critical50 t Sb content0.0%15No data

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

Mines and deposits

Zinc29
Lead26
Silver24
Chromium11
Antimony8
Nickel8
Copper6
Tungsten5
Gold4
Cobalt3
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Exmibal MineNickel, Copper, CobaltOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Ixtahuacan MineTungsten, AntimonyOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
La CanoaGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
OxecCopper, Gold, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Annabella MineAntimonyOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Caquipec MineLead, Zinc, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
EximbalNickel, CobaltOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
La Gloria DepositNickelOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Los Lirios MineAntimony, TungstenOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
(Facility) Lake Izabel SmelterNickelProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
El Chorro MineZincPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
El RosarioZinc, Silver, LeadPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro1.0 GW
Oil983 MW
Biomass880 MW
Coal572 MW
Solar115 MW
Wind71 MW
Geothermal54 MW
Waste6 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
ChixoyHydro300 MWNot stated
Jaguar Energy power stationCoal300 MWJaguar Energy Guatemala
Arizona VaporOil170 MWNot stated
MagdalenaBiomass145 MWNot stated
San JoseCoal139 MWNot stated
PoliwattOil129 MWNot stated
BiomassBiomass119 MWNot stated
Santa AnaBiomass105 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
0.1%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
1.1%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
2.5%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
1.0%
% 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.