MIDDLE EAST · RESOURCES

Saudi Arabia: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
25
4 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
1
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
84 GW
90 plants
Clean share of electricity
2%
Ember, 2024

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Phosphate rock10,000 kt4.2%61.4%

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

Mines and deposits

Gold12
Silver10
Copper9
Zinc9
Iron ore5
Lead3
Phosphate3
Titanium1
Bauxite and aluminium1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Mahd Adh DhahabCopper, Silver, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Wadi Fatima 0368Iron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Wadi Sawawin 0414Iron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mahd Adh DhahabGold, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Jabal SayidCopper, Gold, Silver, ZincProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
SukhaybaratGoldProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Yanbu Plant TiTitaniumProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
Al Amar 0008Gold, Copper, Zinc, SilverPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
As Safra 0002Zinc, CopperPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Jabal Sayid 0001Copper, Zinc, Silver, GoldPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Nuqrah South 0013Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
SamrahSilver, Zinc, LeadPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Oil49.7 GW
Gas34.5 GW
Solar137 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
SHAIBA (SEC)Oil6,794 MWSaudi Electricity Company (SEC)
RABIGHOil4,348 MWSaudi Electricity Company (SEC)
GHAZLANGas4,256 MWSaudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Hajr for Electricity Production Co. StationGas4,098 MWHajr for Electricity Production Company
QURAYYAH- CCGas3,846 MWSaudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Riyadh 9Oil3,617 MWSaudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Riyadh 10Oil3,161 MWSaudi Electricity Company (SEC)
MARAFIQ IWPP (1)Gas2,941 MWJubail Water and Power Company

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
23.7%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
1.7%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.2%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
78.7%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
1.2%
% 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.