MIDDLE EAST · RESOURCES

Kuwait: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
None
no coverage in our sources
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
18 GW
9 plants
Clean share of electricity
2%
Ember, 2025

Power capacity by fuel

Gas17.8 GW
Solar10 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Az Zour South CCGTGas5,805 MWNot stated
SabiyaGas5,367 MWNot stated
Doha WestGas2,543 MWNot stated
Doha EastGas1,158 MWNot stated
Az Zour NorthGas1,100 MWNot stated
Shuiba NorthGas875 MWNot stated
Shuiba SPSSGas720 MWNot stated
ShuwaikhGas252 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
27.6%
% of GDP · 2020
Natural gas rents
1.7%
% of GDP · 2020
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2020
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2020
Fuel exports
93.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
0.2%
% 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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.