MIDDLE EAST · RESOURCES

Israel: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
25
8 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
1
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
15 GW
59 plants
Clean share of electricity
17%
Ember, 2025

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Potash critical2,260 kt K2O equivalent4.8%7No data
Phosphate rock2,380 kt1.0%140.1%

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

Mines and deposits

Phosphate21
Uranium8
Iron ore3
Bauxite and aluminium3
Potash2
Copper2
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Arad MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Dead Sea Works MinePotashOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Makhtesh MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Nahal Zin MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Oron MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
AradPhosphate, Uranium, Iron ore, Bauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Dead Sea WorksPotashOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
OronPhosphate, Iron ore, Bauxite and aluminium, UraniumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Arad Negev Phosphoric Acid PlantPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Haifa #1 Phosphoric Acid PlantPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Haifa #2 Phos-Acid PlantPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Hor HaharPhosphate, Uranium, Bauxite and aluminium, Iron oreProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Gas9.2 GW
Coal4.8 GW
Solar571 MW
Wind42 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Orot RabinCoal2,590 MWIsrael Electric corporation
RutenbergCoal2,250 MWIsrael Electric corporation
EshkolGas1,432 MWIsrael Electric corporation
HagitGas1,255 MWIsrael Electric corporation
Ramat HovavGas1,067 MWIsrael Electric corporation
DoradGas840 MWDorad Energy Limited
Tzafit (Dalia)Gas835 MWDalia Power Energies
GezerGas744 MWIsrael Electric corporation

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
0.4%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
5.3%
% of merchandise exports · 2022
Ores and metals exports
1.5%
% 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.