NORTHERN EUROPE · RESOURCES

Sweden: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
112
67 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
2
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
26 GW
168 plants
Clean share of electricity
99%
Ember, 2025

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Zinc critical239 kt Zn content2.0%101.7%
Silver critical432 t Ag content1.7%13No data
Iron ore25,000 kt usable ore1.0%121.1%

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

Mines and deposits

Copper51
Silver40
Lead40
Zinc39
Iron ore37
Gold27
Phosphate5
Chromium4
Vanadium3
Tungsten3
Titanium1
Molybdenum1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
AitikCopper, Silver, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Aitik MineCopper, Gold, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Dannemora MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Enasen MineCopper, Silver, GoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
FalunZinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, SilverOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Falun MineLead, Copper, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Garpenberg MineCopper, Silver, Lead, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Garpenberg North MineSilver, Lead, ZincOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Graengesberg MineVanadium, Iron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Grangesberg MineIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Hebbersfors MineGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Horntrask MineSilver, Copper, Zinc, LeadOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro12.8 GW
Nuclear9.8 GW
Gas1.3 GW
Biomass877 MW
Oil840 MW
Wind697 MW
Coal80 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
RinghalsNuclear3,932 MW70.4% Vattenfall; 29.6% Karnkraft Sverige
ForsmarkNuclear3,227 MW65% Vattenfall; E.ON 8.5%; Mellansvensk Kraftgrupp 25.5%
OskarshamnNuclear2,603 MWNot stated
KarlshamnHydro1,020 MWNot stated
HarsprangetHydro871 MW100% Vattenfall
StenungsundOil840 MWNot stated
VärmeGas639 MWFortum
StornorrforsHydro599 MW75% Vattenfall

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
1.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
6.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
5.9%
% 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.