Natural resource

1. Land resources

The province's total natural land area is 822.7 km2, of which agricultural land accounts for 53.12%, aquaculture land 6.16%, forestry land 0.75%, specialized land and land Residential accounted for 39.2%, unused land was 0.77%.

2.Water Resources

Surface water resources in the province are about 34 billion 900 million m3 per year. The total amount of surface water exploited for production and daily life is about 479,220,000 m3 per year. Total groundwater reserve in the province is about 255,248,150 m3 per year; The total current exploitation volume is about 94,900,000 m3 per year. Current status of discharge into water sources with an average discharge volume of about 113,150 m3 per year. The inter-provincial river system includes 3 rivers: Cau, Duong and Thai Binh River. Internal rivers include 8 rivers: Ngu Huyen Khe, Ca Lo, Cao Khe, Dau, Dong Coi-Ngu, Dong Khoi, Bui, Dai Quang Binh. Regarding ponds, lakes and lagoons, there are about 15,000 large and small ponds, lakes and lagoons. The quality of surface water and underground water are guaranteed, serving well the needs of daily life, production and irrigation in the province.

3. Forest resources

Forest resources are not large, mainly planted forests. The total forest land area is 661.26 ha, distributed mainly in Que Vo (317.9 ha) and Tien Du (254.95 ha). Total timber reserves are estimated at 3,279 m³, of which protection forest is 363 m³ and special-use forest is 2916 m³.

4. Mineral resources

Bac Ninh is poor in mineral resources, mainly only building materials such as: clay for making bricks, tiles and ceramics, with reserves of about 4 million tons in Que Vo and Tien Du, clay for making refractory bricks in Bac Ninh city, sandstone with reserves of about 1 million tons in Thi Cau, sandstone in Vu Ninh with reserves of about 300,000 m³. There is also peat in Yen Phong with reserves of 60,000 - 200,000 tons.