World's Resources

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The picture shows the ownership of the world resources. This gives a picture of which country has the most resources indirectly.

I had also added in iron ore, which I think is an important resource too. Source: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/iron_ore/  (2010 data)

Summary by Resource

Summary by Country

Barytes (making drilling mud) China 31% India 26.5% US 13% Coal US 28% Russia 19% China 14% Australia/New Zealand 9% Cobalt (used for rechargable batteries, superalloys) Congo 48% Australia 21% Cuba 14% Corn US 42% China 19% Brazil 7% Cotton China 31% India  20% US 16% Copper Chile 30% US 7.5% Indonesia 7.5% Peru 6.4% Poland 6.4% Maxico 5.8% China 5.6% Australia 5.1%  Diamonds Russia 23% Botswana 20% Congo 17% Australia 11% Fluorspar South Africa 15.4% Mexico 12% Russia 12% China 8.6% Gold China 12% South Africa 11% Australia 11% US 10% Peru 7% Iron Ore Russia 18% Australia 17%  Brazil 12% Ukarine 12% China 9% India 6% Natural Gas Russia 26% Iran 16% Qatar 15% Nickel (making stainless steel) New Caledonia 14% Australia 13% Africa 12% Canada 10.8% Philipines 10.7% Russia 10.5% Indonesia 9.5%  Oil Saudi Arabia 20% Canada 13% Iran 10% Iraq 9% Kuwait 8% Platinium South Africa 75% Rare Earth Australia 46% China ?  Rice China 30% India  22% Indonesia 9% Vietnam 6% Rubber Thailand 34% Indonesia 30% Malaysia 12% Silver Peru 17% Mexico 15% China 13% Chile 9% Soybeans US 36% Brazil 28% Argentina 21% Uranium Canada 23% Australia 21% Kazakhstan 16% Russia 8% Niger 8% Water Brazil 19% Russia 10% Canada 7% Indonesia 7% China 7% Colombia 5% Wheat China 18% India 12% US 9% Russia 8%

Argentina Soybeans 21%  Australia Coal 9% (with New Zealand) Cobalt 21% Copper 5.1% Diamond 11% Gold 11% Iron Ore 17% Nickel 13% Rare Earth 46% Uranium 21% Botswana Diamond 20% Brazil Corn 7% Iron Ore 12% Soybeans 28%  Water 19% Canada Nickel 10.8% Oil 13% Uranium 23% Water 7% Chile Copper 30% Silver 9% China Barytes 31% Coal 14% Corn 19% Cotton 31% Fluorspar 8.6% Gold 12% Copper 5.6% Iron Ore 9% Rare Earth ? Rice 30% Silver 13% Water 7% Wheat 18% Colombia Water 5% Congo Cobalt 48% Diamond 17% Cuba Cobalt 14% India Barytes 26.5% Cotton 20% Iron Ore 6% Rice 22% Wheat 12% Indonesia Copper 7.5% Nickel 9.5% Rice 9% Rubber 30% Water 7% Iran Natural Gas 16% Oil 10% Iraq Oil 9% Kazakhstan Uranium 16% Kuwait Oil 8% Malaysia Rubber 12% Mexico Copper 5.8% Fluorspar 12% Silver 15% New Caledonia Nickel 14% Niger Uranium 8% Peru Copper 6.4% Gold 7% Silver 17% Phillipines Nickel 10.7% Poland Copper 6.4% Qatar Natural Gas 15% Russia Coal 19% Diamond 23% Fluorspar 12% Iron Ore 18% Natural Gas 26% Nickel 10.5% Uranium 8% Water 10%  Wheat 8% Saudi Arabia Oil 20% South Africa Fluorspar 15.4% Gold 11% Nickel 12% Platinium 75% Thailand Rubber 34% Ukarine Iron Ore 12% US Barytes 13% Coal 28% Corn 42% Cotton 16% Gold 10% Copper 7.5% Soybeans 36%  Wheat 9% Vietnam Rice 6%