MIDDLE EAST · RESOURCES

Qatar: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Qatar 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
11 GW
12 plants
Clean share of electricity
4%
Ember, 2025

Mines and deposits

Bauxite and aluminium1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Umm-Al-QuwainBauxite and aluminiumProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Gas10.5 GW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Ras Laffan C (Ras Qartas) CCGT Power Plant QatarGas2,730 MWNot stated
Mesaieed CCGT Power Plant QatarGas2,007 MWNot stated
Qatalum CCGT Power Plant QatarGas1,350 MWNot stated
Ras Laffan B CCGT Power Plant QatarGas1,025 MWNot stated
Ras Laffan A Cogen GT Power Plant QatarGas756 MWNot stated
Ras Abu Fontas A OCGT Cogen Power Plant QatarGas626 MWNot stated
Ras Abu Fontas B OCGT Cogen Power Plant QatarGas609 MWNot stated
Ras Abu Fontas B-2 OCGT Cogen Power Plant QatarGas567 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
15.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
12.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
83.8%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
2.5%
% 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 Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right.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.