List of resources in Civ6

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The following is a list of resources in Civilization VI and its expansions, sorted by type.

Bonus

Resource	Base Yield Modifier	Improvement	Harvest with	Notes
Bananas	+1 Food	Plantation	Irrigation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Copper	+2 Gold	Mine	Mining	+2 Faith with Mine and Religious Idols Pantheon.
Cattle	+1 Food	Pasture	Animal Husbandry	+1 Culture with Pasture and God of the Open Sky Pantheon.
Crabs	+2 Gold	Fishing Boats	Celestial Navigation	+1 Production with Fishing Boats and God of the Sea Pantheon.
Deer	+1 Production	Camp	Animal Husbandry	+1 Food and +1 Production with Camp and Goddess of Hunt Pantheon.
Fish	+1 Food	Fishing Boats	Celestial Navigation	+1 Production with Fishing Boats and God of the Sea Pantheon.
Maize	+2 Gold	Farm	Pottery	+1 Food with Water Mill.
Rice	+1 Food	Farm	Pottery	+1 Food with Water Mill.
Sheep	+1 Food	Pasture	Animal Husbandry	+1 Culture with Pasture and God of the Open Sky Pantheon.
Stone	+1 Production	Quarry	Masonry	+2 Faith with Quarry and Stone Circles Pantheon.
Wheat	+1 Food	Farm	Pottery	+1 Food with Water Mill.

Luxury

Luxury Resource	Base Yield Modifier	Improvement	Notes
Amber	+1 Culture	Mine, Fishing Boats	Found both on land and sea
Cinnamon			Obtained via Suzerainty with Zanzibar. Provides for 6 cities
Citrus	+2 Food	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Cloves			Obtained via Suzerainty with Zanzibar. Provides for 6 cities
Cocoa	+3 Gold	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Coffee	+1 Culture	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Cosmetics			Obtained from the Great Merchant Helena Rubinstein. Creates 2 copies, and provides for 4 cities
Cotton	+3 Gold	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Dyes	+1 Faith	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Diamonds	+3 Gold	Mine	+2 Faith with Mine and Religious Idols Pantheon
Furs	+1 Food, +1 Gold	Camp	+1 Food and +1 Production with Camp and Goddess of Hunt Pantheon
Gold Ore	+3 (Gifts of the Nile) or +4 (Outback Tycoon) Gold	Mine	Only appears in Gifts of the Nile and Outback Tycoon
Gypsum	+1 Production, +1 Gold	Quarry	+2 Faith with Quarry and Stone Circles Pantheon
Honey	+2 Food	Camp	+1 Food and +1 Production with Camp and Goddess of Hunt Pantheon
Incense	+1 Faith	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Ivory	+1 Production, +1 Gold	Camp	+1 Food and +1 Production with Camp and Goddess of Hunt Pantheon
Jade	+1 Culture	Mine	+2 Faith with Mine and Religious Idols Pantheon
Jeans			Obtained from the Great Merchant Levi Strauss. Creates 2 copies, and provides for 4 cities
Marble	+1 Culture	Quarry	+2 Faith with Quarry and Stone Circles Pantheon
Mercury	+1 Science	Mine	+2 Faith with Mine and Religious Idols Pantheon
Olives	+1 Production, +1 Gold	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Pearls	+1 Faith	Fishing Boats	+1 Production with Fishing Boats and God of the Sea Pantheon
Perfume			Obtained via the Great Merchant Estée Lauder. Creates 2 copies, and provides for 6 cities
Salt	+1 Food, +1 Gold	Mine	+2 Faith with Mine and Religious Idols Pantheon
Silk	+1 Culture	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Silver	+3 Gold	Mine	+2 Faith with Mine and Religious Idols Pantheon
Spices	+2 Food	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Sugar	+2 Food	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Tea	+1 Science	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Tobacco	+1 Faith	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.
Toys			Obtained via the Great Merchant John Spilsbury. Creates 1 copy, and provides for 4 cities
Truffles	+3 Gold	Camp	+1 Food and +1 Production with Camp and Goddess of Hunt Pantheon
Turtles	+1 Science	Fishing Boats	+1 Production with Fishing Boats and God of the Sea Pantheon
Whales	+1 Production, +1 Gold	Fishing Boats	+1 Production with Fishing Boats and God of the Sea Pantheon
Wine	+1 Gold, +1 Food	Plantation	+1 Culture with Plantation and Goddess of Festivals Pantheon.

Strategic

Resource	Enables	Base Yield Modifier	Improvement	Notes
Horses	Pre-: Horseman, Cavalry : Horseman, Hetairoi, Courser, Black Army, Oromo Cavalry, Keshig, Cavalry, Cossack, Huszár, Llanero	+1 Production, +1 Food	Pasture	Tech not required to see. Revealed by Animal Husbandry. Found on flatland Grassland and Plains.
Iron	Pre-: Swordsman, Man-At-Arms, Knight : Swordsman, Hypaspist, Immortal, Ngao Mbeba, Legion, Knight, Mamluk, Mandekalu Cavalry, Tagma, Man-at-Arms, Berserker, Khevsur, Samurai, Cuirassier, Winged Hussar	+1 Science	Mine	Revealed by Bronze Working. Found on Hills.
Niter	Pre-: Musketman, Line Infantry, Bombard : Musketman, Bombard, Frigate, Conquistador, De Zeven Provinciën, Line Infantry, Garde Impériale, Janissary, Redcoat	+1 Production, +1 Food	Mine	Revealed by Military Engineering. Found on flatland only.
Coal	Pre-: Ironclad, Battleship : Ironclad, Battleship, Minas Geraes	+2 Production	Mine	Revealed by Industrialization. Found on Hills.
Oil	Pre-: Tank, Aircraft Carrier : Infantry, Artillery, Modern Armor, Rocket Artillery, Submarine, Destroyer, Missile Cruiser, Biplane, Tank, Mechanized Infantry, U-Boat	+3 Production	Oil Well, Offshore Oil Rig	Revealed by Steel ( Refining). Found both on land and at sea.
Aluminum	Pre-: Bomber, Fighter, Jet Bomber, Jet Fighter : Bomber, Fighter, Jet Bomber, Jet Fighter, Helicopter, P-51 Mustang	+1 Science	Mine	Revealed by Radio. Found on Plains and Desert.
Uranium	Pre-: Nuclear Devices, Nuclear Submarines, Modern Armor : Nuclear Devices, Giant Death Robot	+2 Production	Mine	Revealed by Combined Arms. Found everywhere.

Artifacts

Resource	Enables	Found on	Notes
Antiquity Site	Artifacts	Land	Revealed by Natural History. Found only on land tiles, and may be excavated by Archaeologists to produce Artifacts.
Shipwreck	Artifacts	Sea	Revealed by Cultural Heritage. Found only on water tiles, and may be excavated by Archaeologists to produce Artifacts.

Mode-specific resources

Secret Societies

Resource	Base Yield Modifier	Improvement	Notes
Ley Line			Gives major adjacency to all Districts. Grants bonus yields whenever a Great Person is earned.

Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.
Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.