CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE · RESOURCES

Ukraine: natural resources

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

Mines and deposits mapped
132
52 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
1
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
49 GW
64 plants
Clean share of electricity
72%
Ember, 2022

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Iron ore54,700 kt usable ore2.1%92.1%
Graphite (natural) critical900 t0.1%14No data

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

Mines and deposits

Iron ore42
Coal33
Manganese17
Titanium16
Phosphate6
Bauxite and aluminium4
Lithium4
Nickel3
Zinc2
Potash2
Graphite1
Vanadium1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Bolshe Tokmak DepositsManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Dnepropetrovsk DistrictTitaniumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Kiev DistrictTitaniumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Nikopol DepositsManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Zaval'EGraphiteOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Zhitomire DistrictTitaniumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Azovstalzdanov BfIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Azovstalzdanov SpIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
BogdanovkaManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
ChkalovskManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Dnepropetrovsk BfIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Dneprovsk BfIron oreOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

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Power capacity by fuel

Coal26.6 GW
Nuclear13.8 GW
Hydro5.7 GW
Gas1.7 GW
Solar716 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
ZaporozhyeNuclear6,000 MWEnergoatom
Vuglegirska power stationCoal3,600 MWCentrenergo
South UkraineNuclear3,000 MWEnergoatom
Rivne (Rouno)Nuclear2,835 MWEnergoatom
Zaporizhia power stationCoal2,825 MWDTEK
Zmiivska power stationCoal2,425 MWCentrenergo
Burshtyn power stationCoal2,334 MWDTEK
KhmelnytskaNuclear2,000 MWEnergoatom

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
0.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
1.4%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
5.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.5%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
8.2%
% 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.