Non-renewable resource

A non-renewable resource (as opposed to a renewable resource) is a resource that cannot be obtained in indefinite quantities in Survival without using certain glitches, commands, or Creative mode to create more of them. While running out of resources other than the unique dragon egg is not likely to be a factor in normal gameplay due to the massive size of a Minecraft world, in principle there is a finite quantity of these resources available in each Minecraft world.

Non-renewable resources can be found as naturally generated blocks, obtained from structure loot chests or as drops from certain mobs that do not respawn (like elder guardians), or obtained through crafting recipes that consume other non-renewable items.

Some resources are non-renewable or even unobtainable if playing on Peaceful difficulty, as hostile mobs do not spawn.