WEST AFRICA · RESOURCES

Ivory Coast: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
10
4 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
1.2 GW
8 plants
Clean share of electricity
29%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Gold6
Nickel2
Manganese1
Cobalt1
Iron ore1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Aniur--Afema ProjectGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Asupiri Hard Rock-Afema ProjectGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Asupiri Placer--Afema ProjectGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
ItyGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
MoktaManganesePast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Akissi/AgbaleGoldProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
AngoviaGoldProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
Biankouma DistrictNickelProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
Biankouma Region ProspectNickel, CobaltProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mt. KlahoyoIron oreProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Gas604 MW
Hydro599 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Azito OCGT Power Plant Ivory CoastGas294 MWNot stated
Taabo Hydroelectric Power Plant Cote dIvoireHydro210 MWNot stated
Vridi CIPREL OCGT Power Plant Cote DIvoireGas210 MWNot stated
Kossou Hydroelectric Power Plant Cote dIvoireHydro174 MWNot stated
Buyo Hydroelectric Power Plant Cote dIvoireHydro165 MWNot stated
Centrale Vridi OCGT Power Plant Cote DIvoireGas100 MWNot stated
Ayame (Ayme) II Hydroelectric Power Plant Cote dIvoireHydro30 MWNot stated
Ayame (Ayme) I Hydroelectric Power Plant Cote dIvoireHydro20 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
0.7%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
2.5%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
8.8%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
0.7%
% 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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.