SOUTH-EAST ASIA · RESOURCES

Indonesia: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
101
30 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
5
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
49 GW
178 plants
Clean share of electricity
18%
Ember, 2024

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Nickel critical2,310,000 t Ni content62.3%1No data
Tin critical55,000 t Sn content18.7%2No data
Cobalt critical35,000 t Co content11.6%26.3%
Copper1,010 kt Cu content4.4%72.1%
Gold94 t Au content2.9%115.5%

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

Mines and deposits

Gold24
Tin23
Nickel19
Manganese13
Silver11
Iron ore10
Bauxite and aluminium9
Cobalt9
Copper9
Platinum-group metals5
Diamonds3
Chromium2
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Bauxite - IndonesiaBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
BengkalisGold, Platinum-group metals, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Cilegon MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Gag Island Ni Project-Irian Barat, IndonesiaNickel, CobaltOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Gunung Bijih MineSilver, Gold, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kelapa Kampit Broken Hill MineTinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kijang MineBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
MeulabohGold, Silver, Platinum-group metalsOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Pomala DepositIron ore, Nickel, CobaltOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Pt Koba Tin MineTinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Pt Riau Tin MineTinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Pt Timah Bangka MineTinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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Power capacity by fuel

Coal29.3 GW
Gas12.8 GW
Hydro4.6 GW
Geothermal1.3 GW
Oil707 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
PLTU Paiton I Unit 7 & 8Coal5,355 MWPT. Paiton Energy Corp
PLTU SuralayaCoal3,400 MWPLN -.PT Indonesia Power
PLTGU GresikGas1,579 MWPLN - Java Bali Generation Unit / PT. PJB
PLTU Tanjung Jati B - expansionCoal1,324 MWPT. Central Java Power (EPC : Korea Midland Power Co)
PLTU Tanjung Jati BCoal1,320 MWPT. Central Java Power
Cilacap Sumber power stationCoal1,260 MWSumber Segara Primadaya
PLTGU Priok Block 1 2Gas1,180 MWPT. Indonesia Power
PLTU Jabar Selatan - Pelabuhan RatuCoal1,050 MWPLN

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
0.8%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
1.2%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
1.9%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
16.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
9.2%
% 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.