What are China's major natural resources?

Answer 1

China is the world's largest producer of agricultural goods, and the largest producer of rice, with large-scale production of wheat, tobacco, soybeans, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, millet, fish, and pork. Non-food agricultural goods are primarily cotton, other fiber plants, and oilseeds.

Energy resources include coal (although coal production has been falling since the early 1990s), and hydroelectric power (14% of total power production). There are some domestic oil and natural gas deposits, but almost all oil and gas come from abroad.

Mining provides some of the country's iron, but the mining sector is inefficient, meaning that iron must be imported to meet the needs of industry. Chinese mines also produce antimony, tin, nickel, tungsten, salt, vanadium, molybdenum, bauxite, gypsum, barite, talc, manganese, and zinc.

Tourism is one of the Chinese economy's fastest-growing sectors, and is projected to make up 8.6% of world tourism, the highest country share, by 2020. Tourism is made up in part by visits to natural sites.

Answer 2

China's major Natural Resources include coal, iron ore, rare earth metals, natural gas, and hydropower. These resources play a significant role in China's economy, contributing to its industrial production, energy generation, and technological development.

Answer 3

Coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, asbestos