| Renewable Resources | Non- Renewable resources |
| Resources that can be renewed or can be reused are renewable resources. | Resources which cannot be renewed or reused once utilized are called Non-renewable resources |
| These include components like Air, water, wind, sunlight, etc. | These includes components like fossil fuels, LPG gases. |
| They are sustainable resources | They are exhaustible resources |
| Their rate of renewal is greater than the rate of getting exhausted. | Their rate of renewal is slower than the rate of getting exhausted. |
| They are mostly environmentally friendly and do not cause pollution. | They are the main cause of pollution. |
