Which countries have iron ore reserves? 74 countries in the Magna Factbook list iron ore among their natural resources, ranked and linked.
74 countries list iron ore among their natural resources. United States — scored 90.0/100 by the Bureau — is the highest-ranked holder, ahead of China, France. Control of iron ore is geopolitical leverage: whoever holds the resource weighs on supply chains.
| # | Country | Power |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 90.0/100 |
| 2 | China | 88.03/100 |
| 3 | France | 83.8/100 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 82.72/100 |
| 5 | India | 78.13/100 |
| 6 | Australia | 72.51/100 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 72.16/100 |
| 8 | Turkey | 70.6/100 |
| 9 | Norway | 69.77/100 |
| 10 | Brazil | 68.58/100 |
| 11 | Canada | 67.8/100 |
| 12 | Malaysia | 67.32/100 |
| # | Country | Power |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Germany | 66.96/100 |
| 14 | Spain | 66.07/100 |
| 15 | Iran | 65.89/100 |
| 16 | New Zealand | 65.31/100 |
| 17 | Egypt | 64.86/100 |
| 18 | Sweden | 63.9/100 |
| 19 | Pakistan | 63.75/100 |
| 20 | Morocco | 63.03/100 |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 62.95/100 |
| 22 | South Africa | 61.47/100 |
| 23 | Argentina | 60.77/100 |
| 24 | Colombia | 60.09/100 |
| 25 | Algeria | 59.88/100 |
| 26 | Peru | 59.43/100 |
| 27 | Finland | 58.96/100 |
| 28 | Venezuela | 58.77/100 |
| 29 | Ukraine | 58.6/100 |
| 30 | North Korea | 58.2/100 |
| 31 | Chile | 57.94/100 |
| 32 | Austria | 56.36/100 |
| 33 | Portugal | 56.21/100 |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 56.03/100 |
| 35 | Honduras | 55.64/100 |
| 36 | Romania | 55.56/100 |
| 37 | Nigeria | 54.23/100 |
| 38 | Greece | 54.14/100 |
| 39 | Georgia | 53.97/100 |
| 40 | Cambodia | 53.79/100 |
| 41 | Croatia | 53.73/100 |
| 42 | Tunisia | 53.22/100 |
| 43 | Paraguay | 52.62/100 |
| 44 | Mongolia | 51.22/100 |
| 45 | Bolivia | 50.91/100 |
| 46 | Nepal | 50.68/100 |
| 47 | Albania | 50.43/100 |
| 48 | Cuba | 49.96/100 |
| 49 | Lebanon | 49.47/100 |
| 50 | Serbia | 49.36/100 |
| 51 | Gabon | 48.92/100 |
| 52 | Tanzania | 48.26/100 |
| 53 | Slovakia | 48.05/100 |
| 54 | Suriname | 47.82/100 |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 45.89/100 |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 45.8/100 |
| 57 | Senegal | 45.32/100 |
| 58 | Angola | 44.42/100 |
| 59 | Cameroon | 40.67/100 |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.34/100 |
| 61 | Sudan | 38.64/100 |
| 62 | Liberia | 34.61/100 |
| 63 | Guinea | 34.57/100 |
| 64 | Botswana | 34.42/100 |
| 65 | Syria | 29.54/100 |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 29.53/100 |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 26.18/100 |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 24.27/100 |
| 69 | Mauritania | 22.55/100 |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 20.43/100 |
| 71 | Somalia | 16.58/100 |
| 72 | Niger | 13.02/100 |
| 73 | South Sudan | 10.23/100 |
| 74 | Andorra | 8.99/100 |
