NORTH AFRICA · RESOURCES

Libya: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
5
1 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
6.2 GW
12 plants
Clean share of electricity
0%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Potash3
Iron ore1
Gold1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
SardalasPotashOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kouri Bougoudi gold mineGoldListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
MaradaPotashProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
Wadi Ash ShattiIron oreProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Gas5.9 GW
Oil315 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Az ZawiyahGas1,440 MWGeneral Electricity Company of Libya
North Benghazi Station 1Gas1,040 MWGeneral Electricity Company of Libya
Al KhumsGas1,000 MWGeneral Electricity Company of Libya
Western Mountain Station- RuwaisGas624 MWGeneral Electricity Company of Libya
MisrataGas500 MWGeneral Electricity Company of Libya
Double Corner Power Station 1Gas480 MWGeneral Electricity Company of Libya
Gulf of SirteGas350 MWGeneral Electricity Company of Libya
ZuenitaGas335 MWGeneral Electricity Company of Libya

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
56.4%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
4.6%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
94.4%
% of merchandise exports · 2019
Ores and metals exports
0.7%
% of merchandise exports · 2019

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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.