Compare Natural resources (2005) - Natural resources (2002)

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	Natural resources (2005)	Natural resources (2002)
Albania	petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower	petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel, hydropower
Argentina	fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium	fertile plains of the Pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium
Austria	oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower	iron ore, oil, timber, magnesite, lead, coal, lignite, copper, hydropower
Belgium	construction materials, silica sand, carbonates	coal, natural gas
Bhutan	timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate	timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide
Bosnia and Herzegovina	coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower	coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower
Burkina Faso	manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt	manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver
Burundi	nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone	nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower
Cambodia	oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential	timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential
Canada	iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower	iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
Cape Verde	salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum	salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish
Chad	petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt	petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber	cobalt, copper, cadmium, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite, iron ore, coal, hydropower, timber
Congo, Republic of the	petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower	petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas, hydropower
Cote d'Ivoire	petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower	petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower
Croatia	oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower	oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
Cuba	cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land	cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
Denmark	petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand	petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand
Djibouti	geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum	geothermal areas
Equatorial Guinea	petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay	oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium
European Union	iron ore, arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, hydropower, uranium, potash, fish	-
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss	fish, wildlife
Faroe Islands	fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas	fish, whales, hydropower
Finland	timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone	timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver
France	coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish	coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, potash, timber, fish
French Guiana	bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay	bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish
Gabon	petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower	petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower
Gambia, The	fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum	fish
Germany	coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land	iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land
Ghana	gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone	gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower
Gibraltar	none	NEGL
Greece	lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential	bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropower potential
Greenland	coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas	zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Guinea	bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt	bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish
Guinea-Bissau	fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum	fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum
Ireland	natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite	zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver
Italy	coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorospar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land	mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, arable land
Kenya	limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower	gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower
Latvia	peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land	peat, limestone, dolomite, hydropower, wood, arable land, minimal; amber
Lesotho	water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone	water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals
Macedonia	low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land	-
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	-	chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land
Mali	gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited	gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited
Mauritania	iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish	iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil; fish
Micronesia, Federated States of	forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate	forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals
Mongolia	oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron	oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron, phosphate
Namibia	diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore	diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore
Netherlands	natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land	natural gas, petroleum, arable land
Niger	uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum	uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum
Nigeria	natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land	natural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, arable land
Norway	petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower	petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower
Poland	coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land	coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, arable land
Portugal	fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower	fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble, arable land, hydropower
Serbia and Montenegro	oil, gas, coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, hydropower, arable land	oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land
Southern Ocean	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, fishes	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, fishes
Spain	coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land	coal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land
Svalbard	coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish	coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish
Sweden	iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower	zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower
Turkey	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	antimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate, sulfur, iron ore, arable land, hydropower
Turkmenistan	petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt	petroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt
United Kingdom	coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land	coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land