| | Land | Natürliche Ressourcen |
 | Afghanistan | natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones |
 | Ägypten | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc |
 | Albanien | petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower |
 | Algerien | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc |
 | Amerikanische Jungferninseln | sun, sand, sea, surf |
 | Amerikanisch-Samoa | pumice, pumicite |
 | Andorra | hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead |
 | Angola | petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium |
 | Anguilla | salt, fish, lobster |
 | Antarktika | iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries |
 | Antigua und Barbuda | NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism |
 | Äquatorialguinea | petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay |
 | Argentinien | fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium |
| Arktischer Ozean | sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales) |
 | Armenien | small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite |
 | Aruba | NEGL; white sandy beaches |
 | Aserbaidschan | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite |
 | Ashmore- und Cartierinseln | fish |
 | Äthiopien | small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower |
| Atlantischer Ozean | oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones |
 | Australien | bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum; note: Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal accounting for 29% of global coal exports |
 | Bahamas | salt, aragonite, timber, arable land |
 | Bahrain | oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls |
 | Bakerinsel | guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
 | Bangladesch | natural gas, arable land, timber, coal |
 | Barbados | petroleum, fish, natural gas |
 | Belarus | timber, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay |
 | Belgien | construction materials, silica sand, carbonates |
 | Belize | arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower |
 | Benin | small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber |
 | Bermuda | limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism |
 | Bhutan | timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate |
 | Bolivien | tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower |
 | Bosnien und Herzegowina | coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, timber, hydropower |
 | Botsuana | diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver |
 | Bouvetinsel | none |
 | Brasilien | bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber |
 | Britische Jungferninseln | NEGL |
 | Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean | coconuts, fish, sugarcane |
 | Brunei Darussalam | petroleum, natural gas, timber |
 | Bulgarien | bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land |
 | Burkina Faso | manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt |
 | Burundi | nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone |
 | Cabo Verde | salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum |
 | Chile | copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower |
 | China | coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest) |
 | Clipperton | fish |
 | Cookinseln | NEGL |
 | Costa Rica | hydropower |
 | Côte d'Ivoire | petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower |
 | Curaçao | calcium phosphates, aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit |
 | Dänemark | petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand |
 | Deutschland | coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land |
 | Dominica | timber, hydropower, arable land |
 | Dominikanische Republik | nickel, bauxite, gold, silver |
 | Dschibuti | potential geothermal power, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum |
 | Ecuador | petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower |
 | El Salvador | hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land |
 | Eritrea | gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish |
 | Estland | oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud |
 | Eswatini | asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc |
 | Europäische Union | iron ore, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, bauxite, uranium, potash, salt, hydropower, arable land, timber, fish |
 | Falklandinseln | fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss |
 | Färöer | fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
 | Fidschi | timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower |
 | Finnland | timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone |
 | Frankreich | metropolitan France: coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish; French Guiana: gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum, clay |
 | Französische Süd- und Antarktisgebiete | fish, crayfish; note: Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have guano, phosphates, and coconuts |
 | Französisch-Polynesien | timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower |
 | Gabun | petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
 | Gambia | fish, clay, silica sand, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon |
 | Gazastreifen | arable land, natural gas |
 | Georgien | timber, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth |
 | Ghana | gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone |
 | Gibraltar | none |
 | Grenada | timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors |
 | Griechenland | lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential |
 | Grönland | coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
 | Großbritannien | coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land |
 | Guam | aquatic wildlife (supporting tourism), fishing (largely undeveloped) |
 | Guatemala | petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower |
 | Guernsey | cropland |
 | Guinea | bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt |
 | Guinea-Bissau | fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum |
 | Guyana | bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish |
 | Haiti | bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower |
 | Heard und McDonaldinseln | fish |
 | Honduras | timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower |
 | Hongkong | outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar |
 | Howlandinsel | guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
 | Indien | coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land |
| Indischer Ozean | oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules |
 | Indonesien | petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver |
 | Insel Man | none |
 | Irak | petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur |
 | Iran | petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur |
 | Irland | natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite |
 | Island | fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite |
 | Israel | timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand |
 | Italien | coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land |
 | Jamaika | bauxite, gypsum, limestone |
 | Jan Mayen | none |
 | Japan | negligible mineral resources, fish; note: with virtually no energy natural resources, Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as the second largest importer of oil |
 | Jarvisinsel | guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
 | Jemen | petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west |
 | Jersey | arable land |
 | Johnstoninsel | guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
 | Jordanien | phosphates, potash, shale oil |
 | Kaimaninseln | fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism |
 | Kambodscha | oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential |
 | Kamerun | petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
 | Kanada | iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower |
 | Kasachstan | major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium |
 | Katar | petroleum, natural gas, fish |
 | Kenia | limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower |
 | Kingmanriff | terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
 | Kirgisistan | abundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc |
 | Kiribati | phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) |
 | Kokosinseln (Keelinginseln) | fish |
 | Kolumbien | petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower |
 | Komoren | NEGL |
 | Kongo | petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower |
 | Kongo, Demokratische Republik | cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber |
 | Korallenmeerinseln | NEGL |
 | Korea, Demokratische Volksrepublik | coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower |
 | Korea, Republik | coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential |
 | Kosovo | nickel, lead, zinc, magnesium, lignite, kaolin, chrome, bauxite |
 | Kroatien | oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower |
 | Kuba | cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land |
 | Kuwait | petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas |
 | Laos | timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones |
 | Lesotho | water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone |
 | Lettland | peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, timber, arable land |
 | Libanon | limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land |
 | Liberia | iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower |
 | Libyen | petroleum, natural gas, gypsum |
 | Liechtenstein | hydroelectric potential, arable land |
 | Litauen | peat, arable land, amber |
 | Luxemburg | iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land |
 | Macau | NEGL |
 | Madagaskar | graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower |
 | Malawi | limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite |
 | Malaysia | tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite |
 | Malediven | fish |
 | Mali | gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower; note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited |
 | Malta | limestone, salt, arable land |
 | Marokko | phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt |
 | Marshallinseln | coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals |
 | Mauretanien | iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish |
 | Mauritius | arable land, fish |
 | Mayotte | NEGL |
 | Mexiko | petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber |
 | Midway | wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic |
 | Mikronesien | timber, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate |
 | Moldau | lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone |
 | Monaco | none |
 | Mongolei | oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron |
 | Montenegro | bauxite, hydroelectricity |
 | Montserrat | NEGL |
 | Mosambik | coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite |
 | Myanmar | petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower |
 | Namibia | diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish; note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore |
 | Nauru | phosphates, fish |
 | Navassa | guano |
 | Nepal | quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore |
 | Neukaledonien | nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper |
 | Neuseeland | natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone |
 | Nicaragua | gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish |
 | Niederlande | natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land |
 | Niederländische Antillen | phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) |
 | Niger | uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum |
 | Nigeria | natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land |
 | Niue | fish, arable land |
 | Nördliche Marianen | arable land, fish |
 | Nordmazedonien | low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land |
 | Norfolkinsel | fish |
 | Norwegen | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower |
 | Oman | petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas |
 | Österreich | oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower |
 | Pakistan | land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone |
 | Palau | forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals |
 | Palmyrainsel | terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
 | Panama | copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower |
 | Papua-Neuguinea | gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries |
| Paracelsus-Inseln | none |
 | Paraguay | hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone |
| Pazifischer Ozean | oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish |
 | Peru | copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas |
 | Philippinen | timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
 | Pitcairninseln | miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish; note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore |
 | Polen | coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land |
 | Portugal | fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower |
 | Puerto Rico | some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil |
 | Ruanda | gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
 | Rumänien | petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower |
 | Russische Föderation | wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber; note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources |
 | Salomonen | fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel |
 | Sambia | copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower |
 | Samoa | hardwood forests, fish, hydropower |
 | San Marino | building stone |
 | São Tomé und Príncipe | fish, hydropower |
 | Saudi-Arabien | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper |
 | Schweden | iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower |
 | Schweiz | hydropower potential, timber, salt |
 | Senegal | fish, phosphates, iron ore |
 | Serbien | oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land |
 | Seychellen | fish, copra, cinnamon trees |
 | Sierra Leone | diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite |
 | Simbabwe | coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals |
 | Singapur | fish, deepwater ports |
 | Sint Maarten | fish, salt |
 | Slowakei | brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land |
 | Slowenien | lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests |
 | Somalia | uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves |
 | Spanien | coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land |
 | Spitzbergen | coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish |
| Spratly-Inseln | fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential |
 | Sri Lanka | limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower |
| St. Barthélemy | has few natural resources, its beaches being the most important |
 | St. Helena | fish, lobster |
 | St. Kitts und Nevis | arable land |
 | St. Lucia | forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential |
| St. Martin | salt |
 | St. Pierre und Miquelon | fish, deepwater ports |
 | St. Vincent und die Grenadinen | hydropower, cropland |
 | Südafrika | gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas |
 | Sudan | petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower |
 | Südgeorgien und die Südlichen Sandwichinseln | fish |
| Südlicher Ozean | probable large and possible giant oil and gas fields on the continental margin; manganese nodules, possible placer deposits, sand and gravel, fresh water as icebergs; squid, whales, and seals - none exploited; krill, fish |
 | Suriname | timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore |
 | Syrien | petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower |
 | Tadschikistan | hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold |
 | Taiwan | small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos |
 | Tansania | hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel |
 | Thailand | tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land |
 | Timor-Leste | gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble |
 | Togo | phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land |
 | Tokelau | NEGL |
 | Tonga | fish, fertile soil |
 | Trinidad und Tobago | petroleum, natural gas, asphalt |
 | Tschad | petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt |
 | Tschechische Republik | hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber |
 | Tunesien | petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt |
 | Türkei | coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower |
 | Turkmenistan | petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt |
 | Turks- und Caicosinseln | spiny lobster, conch |
 | Tuvalu | fish |
 | Uganda | copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold |
 | Ukraine | iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land |
 | Ungarn | bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land |
| United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
 | Uruguay | arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish |
 | Usbekistan | natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum |
 | Vanuatu | manganese, hardwood forests, fish |
 | Vatikanstadt | none |
 | Venezuela | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds |
 | Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | petroleum, natural gas |
 | Vereinigte Staaten | coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber; note: the US has the world's largest coal reserves with 491 billion short tons accounting for 27% of the world's total |
 | Vietnam | phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower |
 | Wake | none |
 | Wallis und Futuna | NEGL |
 | Weihnachtsinsel | phosphate, beaches |
 | Welt insgesamt | the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in some countries of Eastern Europe, the former USSR, |
| Westjordanland | arable land |
 | Westsahara | phosphates, iron ore |
 | Zentralafrikanische Republik | diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower |
 | Zypern | copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment |