MIDDLE EAST · RESOURCES

Jordan: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
18
6 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
2
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
4.7 GW
33 plants
Clean share of electricity
24%
Ember, 2024

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Phosphate rock11,500 kt4.8%51.1%
Potash critical1,730 kt K2O equivalent3.7%8No data

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

Mines and deposits

Phosphate13
Uranium4
Potash3
Copper2
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Arab Potash MinePotashOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
RuseifaUranium, PhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Wadi El Abyad MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
El Hasa/El AbiadPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
El-Hassa Benefication PlantPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Ruseifa Benefication PlantPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Aqaba Phosphoric Acid PlantPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
El-Shidiya Phos Acid PlantPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Esh ShidiyahPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Ghor Al Safi Arab PotashPotashProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
El HassaPhosphatePast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Ruseifa.PhosphatePast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Gas3.8 GW
Solar568 MW
Oil382 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Samra CCGT Power Plant JordanGas1,031 MWNot stated
Aqaba Thermal Power Plant JordanGas650 MWNot stated
Amman East (AES Jordan) CCGT Power Plant JordanGas620 MWNot stated
IPP3 ICE Power Plant JordanGas573 MWNot stated
Hussein Thermal Power Plant JordanOil382 MWNot stated
Al Qatrana CCGT Power Plant JordanGas373 MWNot stated
Rehab CCGT Power Plant JordanGas357 MWNot stated
Risha OCGT Power Plant JordanGas150 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
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.3%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
8.5%
% 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.