Russia

In the past, Russia was the world's powerhouse. The world's largest natural resources are found there. This country spans a huge area that contains significant reserves of coal, lumber, and gold. The natural resources of Russia are thought to be worth roughly 75.5 trillion dollars. Russia's natural resource reserves are estimated worth $75 trillion. This sum includes, among other things, gold, wood, rare earth metals, coal, oil, and natural gas. The estimate of $910 billion for 2019 provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of Russia is significantly lower.

Russia holds the world's largest proven 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 12% of the global total as of 2021.

Russia was the world's third-largest crude oil producer at 12% of the global supply in 2020. Russia's proven oil reserves were the world's sixth largest at an estimated 107.8 billion barrels. In industrial diamonds, the country accounted for a third of 2021 global production and 61% of the commodity's reserves.