MIDDLE EAST · RESOURCES

Lebanon: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
1
0 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
2.1 GW
7 plants
Clean share of electricity
44%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Phosphate1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Selaata Phosphoric Acid PlantPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Oil1.1 GW
Gas940 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Zouk 1Oil643 MWNot stated
Deir AmmarGas470 MWNot stated
ZahraniGas470 MWNot stated
Jieh 1Oil348 MWNot stated
HreishiOil70 MWNot stated
BaalbackOil35 MWNot stated
SourOil35 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
7.7%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
9.3%
% 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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.