MIDDLE EAST · RESOURCES

Iraq: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
8
5 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
18 GW
28 plants
Clean share of electricity
2%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Phosphate5
Iron ore3
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
AkashatPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Akashat MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Al Qaim Al KhaimPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Alkaim PlantPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Ga'Ara 1Iron oreProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
Ga'Ara 2Iron oreProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
Hussayniya HusseiniatIron oreProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Gas9.5 GW
Oil6.0 GW
Hydro2.6 GW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Al-ShemalOil2,100 MWMinistry for Industry and Minerals
Al-AnbarGas1,643 MWIraq's Ministry of Electricity
ErbilGas1,500 MWIraq's Ministry of Electricity
Al-MussaibOil1,280 MWIraq's Ministry of Electricity
Shatt Al-BasraGas1,250 MWIraq's Ministry of Electricity
Mosul DamHydro1,052 MWIraq's Ministry of Water Resources
DuhokGas1,000 MWIraq's Ministry of Electricity
Al-HarthaOil800 MWIraq's Ministry of Electricity

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
42.8%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.7%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
99.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
0.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2024

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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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