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Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by johnog4sure: 7:09pm On Mar 31, 2025

God bless whoever created this post, its always ignoramus when I hear people say Nigeria is the most blessed country

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Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by johnog4sure: 7:13pm On Mar 31, 2025

JuanDeDios:
When people say Africa is rich, I just laugh. Africa is not blessed with resources, comparatively speaking. Our land is also the least fertile and our huge land mass has the fewest navigable rivers. Plus the interior is hot, prone to diseases and threatened by desert encroachment. I'm not even talking about the culture, which does not encourage technological and democratic progress.

Ok, I've said enough for the Africa-is-rich folk to chew on.

God bless you I have been saying this yet some ignorant people will start barking

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Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by codemaniacs: 7:14pm On Mar 31, 2025

JuanDeDios:
Dey play. Ask yourself why events in Ukraine had such a massive impact of food available and prices in Africa and why the bread you ate today is likely made from wheat from there. Ask yourself why USA can donate so much food anytime there's famine in East Africa. Ask yourself why childhood malnutrition isn't an issue in Europe like it is in Africa.

They sponsor the killing of African farmers so why won't Africans suffer malnutrition..

Nomadic tribes cause famine by feeding herbivores animals which leads to desertification.

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Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by olarent: 7:14pm On Mar 31, 2025

Hmmm, very deep and sensible comment.

MrDoGood:
They won't list any Africa country because they don't want you to have an idea what you're worth

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by johnog4sure: 7:16pm On Mar 31, 2025

VillageOracle00:
Why do most European still come to african for same resource

I did not see Europeans o n that list, most of you do not get your facts right!

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Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by codemaniacs: 7:18pm On Mar 31, 2025

JuanDeDios:
When people say Africa is rich, I just laugh. Africa is not blessed with resources, comparatively speaking. Our land is also the least fertile and our huge land mass has the fewest navigable rivers. Plus the interior is hot, prone to diseases and threatened by desert encroachment. I'm not even talking about the culture, which does not encourage technological and democratic progress.

Ok, I've said enough for the Africa-is-rich folk to chew on.

African land is the most vertile especially in area where they don't have nomadic tribes.

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Julius1995(m): 7:19pm On Mar 31, 2025

I think the "they are only interested in our natural resources" will rest, as the three most powerful nations on earth are on this list.

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Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by sreamsense: 7:21pm On Mar 31, 2025

God1000:
Though DRC is not listed in this article but the Democratic Republic of Congo is considered to be one of the richest countries in the world regarding natural resources; its untapped deposits of raw minerals are estimated to be worth in excess of U.S. $24 trillion.

Cobalt: DRC Controls 70% of global reserves, making it the world's largest producer.

Coltan (Columbite-Tantalite): Holds 70% of the world's reserves, essential for electronics manufacturing

The rare mineral is used to manufacture electric car batteries, mobile phones and other electronic devices, no wonder the country is enmeshed in conflict

As for Nigeria, Nigeria's solid minerals wealth is valued at $750bn, according to Alake. Minister of Solid Minerals Development

In summary, it only reminds us that God who created human beings into this world purposely put our food (natural resources+ agriculture) for human existence. It is these natural resources and agriculture that all human beings depend on to feed, convert to money and convert to other products for human survival. This is another reason for those that don't believe God exists. Only fools think there is no God with all these magnificent firmament built without involvement of human bricklayers to support God. God provided all these natural resources for his human creation and supplies them with adequate knowledge to convert them to use for other purposes. May God continue to be praised forever and ever.

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Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by TemmyT002(m): 7:38pm On Mar 31, 2025

There is this game on PlayStore: MA2: President simulation.
It is a nice game that shows how countries work. It also shows all the resources each country has.
That Tinubu needs to learn from the game.

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by RepoMan007: 7:43pm On Mar 31, 2025

God1000:
Though DRC is not listed in this article but the Democratic Republic of Congo is considered to be one of the richest countries in the world regarding natural resources; its untapped deposits of raw minerals are estimated to be worth in excess of U.S. $24 trillion.

Cobalt: DRC Controls 70% of global reserves, making it the world's largest producer.

Coltan (Columbite-Tantalite): Holds 70% of the world's reserves, essential for electronics manufacturing

The rare mineral is used to manufacture electric car batteries, mobile phones and other electronic devices, no wonder the country is enmeshed in conflict

As for Nigeria, Nigeria's solid minerals wealth is valued at $750bn, according to Alake. Minister of Solid Minerals Development

why separate solid from non solid? Thatsnot what the rest are doing.

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Slimm01: 8:01pm On Mar 31, 2025

I thought they said Africa have the most natural resources....which Americans, Europeans and Asians comes to steal. grin

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Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by blackgold2018(m): 8:04pm On Mar 31, 2025

OriOko88:

E con be like say, the bigger the country,the bigger the natural resources. Most of those countries are in the top 5 biggest in d world by land mass.

I tot we are made to believe Africa has the most natural resources in the world. I really doubt this stat. Apart from oil,wat other resources does Iran have. Abeg na fake stat

common sense will tell you this politics estimated. Dou Russia and saudi Arabia are supposed to be their normally

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Blackdisciple(m): 8:12pm On Mar 31, 2025

So Nigeria no follow, Kuwait no follow

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by OneKinGuy(m): 8:22pm On Mar 31, 2025

God1000:
Saudi Arabia is a small country in the Middle East

my bro, Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle east

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Hussein035: 8:45pm On Mar 31, 2025

OriOko88:

E con be like say, the bigger the country,the bigger the natural resources. Most of those countries are in the top 5 biggest in d world by land mass.

I tot we are made to believe Africa has the most natural resources in the world. I really doubt this stat. Apart from oil,wat other resources does Iran have. Abeg na fake stat

That's the stat base on research in white men lands where they have Data storage regarding natural resources

Nigeria has very huge resources that even the government cannot estimate

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Zocalite: 8:57pm On Mar 31, 2025

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Russia is the most naturally endowed country no wonder economic sanctions does not work on them

Which European country has sanctions work against

Africa countries are puppet for us and Europe

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by God1000(op): 9:00pm On Mar 31, 2025

OneKinGuy:
my bro, Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle east

Yes in terms of landmass

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by saintruky(m): 9:09pm On Mar 31, 2025

Wetin UK kon get?

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by ALISMILE(m): 9:54pm On Mar 31, 2025

Thought isreal would be number 1 on the list
God’s chosen my foot

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Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Yampotatocarrot(m): 10:05pm On Mar 31, 2025

Saudi Arabia... Always thought it was all oil money... Na wa o, we learn every day

DR.Congo is in number 11/12 and Niger is next, so how come both countries ain't developed... Is it that they don't have the technology to develop it or they don't know it's there?

Some things no just clear for this Africa

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Bimpe29(m): 10:25pm On Mar 31, 2025

God has blessed every nation with what she requires to sustain

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by themanderon: 10:29pm On Mar 31, 2025

JuanDeDios:
When people say Africa is rich, I just laugh. Africa is not blessed with resources, comparatively speaking. Our land is also the least fertile and our huge land mass has the fewest navigable rivers. Plus the interior is hot, prone to diseases and threatened by desert encroachment. I'm not even talking about the culture, which does not encourage technological and democratic progress.

Ok, I've said enough for the Africa-is-rich folk to chew on.

Africa is not rich and yet the west have refused to leave the continent alone for centuries now. Don't let anyone deceive you.

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Ikemba007: 10:49pm On Mar 31, 2025

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Russia is the most naturally endowed country no wonder economic sanctions does not work on them

And no wonder they are always being targeted for possible take over grin

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Rexnegro(m): 10:52pm On Mar 31, 2025

JuanDeDios:
When people say Africa is rich, I just laugh. Africa is not blessed with resources, comparatively speaking. Our land is also the least fertile and our huge land mass has the fewest navigable rivers. Plus the interior is hot, prone to diseases and threatened by desert encroachment. I'm not even talking about the culture, which does not encourage technological and democratic progress.

Ok, I've said enough for the Africa-is-rich folk to chew on.

Since Africa is poor in your assumptions, then they should leave Africa alone na... Why cause chaos in the existing troubled countries so they can exploit her resources ? Eg Congo , north east Nigeria, France on so called francophone countries (although most not chaos but neocolonialism) etc

Why can't they let Africa be genuinely since they are poor resources wise?

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Offpoint1: 11:27pm On Mar 31, 2025

VillageOracle00:
Why do most European still come to african for same resource

To tell you everything written here is bullshit...

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Konquest: 11:37pm On Mar 31, 2025

God1000:
Natural resources are commodities, or the raw inputs used to manufacture everything from intermediate goods to finished products.

Renewable resources are those whose supply is not diminished by use, including solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric energy. Nonrenewable resources like fossil fuels and mined metals are found in finite reserves depleted by extraction.

Natural resources are found throughout the world. Investors can access natural resource investments through mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and pure-play companies.

Here are the 10 countries with the most valuable natural resource reserves by total estimated value as of 2021, according to Statista.

1. Russia
Russia's natural resources reserves are worth $75 trillion by Statista's estimate.

This amount incorporates, among other things, coal, oil, natural gas, gold, timber, and rare earth metals. Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment estimated the total value of the country's mineral reserves at the end of 2018 to equal $1.44 trillion.

Russia holds the world's largest proved natural gas reserves at 1.32 quadrillion cubic feet, accounting for nearly 20% of the global total as of 2020. Russia also has the second largest gold reserves at 6,800 tons, or more than 13% of global total as of 2023.

Russia was the world's third-largest crude oil producer at 12% of global supply in 2020. Russsia's proved oil reserves were the world's sixth largest at an estimated 107.8 billion barrels. In industrial diamonds, the country accounted for 37% of 2022 global production and 46% of the commodity's reserves

2. United States
The estimated value of natural resources in the U. S. is $45 trillion, almost 90% of which are timber and coal. In fact, the U.S. is the leading producer of coal.

As of 2020, it had the largest proven coal reserves in the world. Other resources include substantial copper, gold, oil, and natural gas deposits. Also making the list are lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber, and arable land.

3. Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a small country in the Middle East and is slightly larger than Mexico. Saudi Arabia has $34.4 trillion worth of natural resources—notably oil. The nation has been a leading exporter ever since oil was discovered in 1938.

With 15% of the world's reserves as of 2020, the country's economy depends heavily on its oil exports. Saudi Arabia's other natural resources include copper, feldspar, phosphate, silver, sulfur, tungsten, and zinc.

4. Canada
Fourth on the list is Canada. This vast country has an estimated $33.2 trillion worth of natural resources.

It has the third-largest oil deposits after Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. The commodities that the country owns include industrial minerals, such as gypsum, limestone, rock salt, and potash, as well as energy minerals, such as coal and uranium.

Metals in Canada include copper, lead, nickel, and zinc, and precious metals like gold and silver.
Canada is a leading producer of natural gas.

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets-economy/090516/10-countries-most-natural-resources.asp

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Biggeststar01: 12:02am On Apr 01, 2025

Jorussia:
Don't mind us with unverified statistics.Nigeria only has youthful population and has never been a wealthy nation since independence.Even if our leaders don't steal,we for nor develop reach south Africa self

Well that’s debatable. After all it’s the Dutch disease —the over reliance on oil exports— that led to monopolization and subsequent deterioration of other industries that the country should have exploited and profited from had oil not been discovered at the time.

The discovery of oil was probably when it went down hill. The discovery of oil and natural gas tends to further destabilize an already fragile economy while same would tend to improve a stable and thriving one. This is the rule. It is not the exception.

So, while Nigeria might not necessarily become better than SA, Our economy could have been more productive and diversified.

Nigeria is an enigma.

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Biggeststar01: 12:06am On Apr 01, 2025

tctrills:
Yes you have a point, no wonder there GDP is about the size of Italy a country with little to none in mineral resources.

Russia is not an economic success. It’s just an oversized bully. Just like Nigeria.

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Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by hkidola00(m): 12:17am On Apr 01, 2025

simple answer, lack of mechanized farming, educate yourself, idi amin of uganda sent white farmers away and gave the land to peasant uganda black farmers, result, decline in food production which ultimately led to food price inflation...let oyinbo people take over african farming ad see for yoursef

JuanDeDios:
Dey play. Ask yourself why events in Ukraine had such a massive impact of food available and prices in Africa and why the bread you ate today is likely made from wheat from there. Ask yourself why USA can donate so much food anytime there's famine in East Africa. Ask yourself why childhood malnutrition isn't an issue in Europe like it is in Africa.

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by ElSudani: 2:09am On Apr 01, 2025

OriOko88:

E con be like say, the bigger the country,the bigger the natural resources. Most of those countries are in the top 5 biggest in d world by land mass.

I tot we are made to believe Africa has the most natural resources in the world. I really doubt this stat. Apart from oil,wat other resources does Iran have. Abeg na fake stat

And you think Africa is small? Africa has more resources than any single country in the world.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/2/20/mapping-africas-natural-resources

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by sunboy(m): 6:32am On Apr 01, 2025

CONGO is the no1 country with the most valuable resources of 21st century.

Re: 10 Countries With The Most Natural Resources by Hecrax: 7:16am On Apr 01, 2025

tctrills:
Yes you have a point, no wonder there GDP is about the size of Italy a country with little to none in mineral resources.

You must be a 🤡 clown currently their GDP(PPP) is the fourth largest in the World having overtaking Japan also according to IMF and World bank last year their GDP grew by 5%(2024) in 2023(4+%) due to idiotic sanctions by the West also they are currently the fastest growing economy in the world for comparison Chinese economy grew by 2+% last year (2024) you're using Idiotic Western stats from years past (2010s) grin

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