diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/resource.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/resource.rs
index a94fa13277efc..5bf2846d4a16a 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/resource.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/resource.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 //! Resources are unique, singleton-like data types that can be accessed from systems and stored in the [`World`](crate::world::World).
 
-use core::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use log::warn;
 
 use crate::{
     component::{Component, ComponentId, Mutable},
     entity::Entity,
     lifecycle::HookContext,
-    storage::SparseSet,
+    storage::SparseArray,
     world::DeferredWorld,
 };
 #[cfg(feature = "bevy_reflect")]
@@ -89,12 +88,33 @@ pub trait Resource: Component<Mutability = Mutable> {}
 
 /// A cache that links each `ComponentId` from a resource to the corresponding entity.
 #[derive(Default)]
-pub struct ResourceEntities(SyncUnsafeCell<SparseSet<ComponentId, Entity>>);
+pub struct ResourceEntities(SyncUnsafeCell<SparseArray<ComponentId, Entity>>);
+
+impl ResourceEntities {
+    /// Returns an iterator over all registered resource components and their corresponding entity.
+    ///
+    /// This must scan the entire array of components to find non-empty values,
+    /// which may be slow even if there are few resources.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (ComponentId, Entity)> {
+        self.deref().iter().map(|(id, entity)| (id, *entity))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the entity for the given resource component, or `None` if there is no entity.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn get(&self, id: ComponentId) -> Option<Entity> {
+        self.deref().get(id).copied()
+    }
 
-impl Deref for ResourceEntities {
-    type Target = SparseSet<ComponentId, Entity>;
+    /// Removes the entry for the given resource component.
+    /// Returns the entity that was removed, or `None` if there was no entity.
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) fn remove(&mut self, id: ComponentId) -> Option<Entity> {
+        self.0.get_mut().remove(id)
+    }
 
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+    #[inline]
+    fn deref(&self) -> &SparseArray<ComponentId, Entity> {
         // SAFETY: There are no other mutable references to the map.
         // The underlying `SyncUnsafeCell` is never exposed outside this module,
         // so mutable references are only created by the resource hooks.
@@ -104,12 +124,6 @@ impl Deref for ResourceEntities {
     }
 }
 
-impl DerefMut for ResourceEntities {
-    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
-        self.0.get_mut()
-    }
-}
-
 /// A marker component for entities that have a Resource component.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "bevy_reflect", derive(Reflect), reflect(Component, Debug))]
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
@@ -134,7 +148,7 @@ impl IsResource {
             .unwrap()
             .resource_component_id();
 
-        if let Some(&original_entity) = world.resource_entities.get(resource_component_id) {
+        if let Some(original_entity) = world.resource_entities.get(resource_component_id) {
             if !world.entities().contains(original_entity) {
                 let name = world
                     .components()
@@ -182,7 +196,7 @@ impl IsResource {
             .resource_component_id();
 
         if let Some(resource_entity) = world.resource_entities.get(resource_component_id)
-            && *resource_entity == context.entity
+            && resource_entity == context.entity
         {
             // SAFETY: We have exclusive world access (as long as we don't make structural changes).
             let cache = unsafe { world.as_unsafe_world_cell().resource_entities() };
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/storage/sparse_set.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/storage/sparse_set.rs
index e4ad05134532c..a836cf9984bc1 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/storage/sparse_set.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/storage/sparse_set.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,19 @@ impl<I: SparseSetIndex, V> SparseArray<I, V> {
             marker: PhantomData,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns an iterator over the non-empty values in the array.
+    ///
+    /// This must scan the entire array to find non-empty values,
+    /// which may be slow even if the array is sparsely populated.
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (I, &V)> {
+        self.values.iter().enumerate().filter_map(|(index, value)| {
+            value
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|value| (SparseSetIndex::get_sparse_set_index(index), value))
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 /// A sparse data structure of [`Component`](crate::component::Component)s.
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
index 23cb6a48395c5..a391968e3c41b 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ impl World {
     ) -> (ComponentId, EntityWorldMut<'_>) {
         let resource_id = self.register_resource::<R>();
 
-        if let Some(&entity) = self.resource_entities.get(resource_id) {
+        if let Some(entity) = self.resource_entities.get(resource_id) {
             let entity_ref = self.get_entity(entity).expect("ResourceCache is in sync");
             if !entity_ref.contains_id(resource_id) {
                 let resource = func(self);
@@ -1995,7 +1995,7 @@ impl World {
     #[inline]
     pub fn remove_resource<R: Resource>(&mut self) -> Option<R> {
         let resource_id = self.component_id::<R>()?;
-        let entity = *self.resource_entities.get(resource_id)?;
+        let entity = self.resource_entities.get(resource_id)?;
         let value = self
             .get_entity_mut(entity)
             .expect("ResourceCache is in sync")
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ impl World {
     #[inline]
     pub fn contains_resource_by_id(&self, component_id: ComponentId) -> bool {
         if let Some(entity) = self.resource_entities.get(component_id)
-            && let Ok(entity_ref) = self.get_entity(*entity)
+            && let Ok(entity_ref) = self.get_entity(entity)
         {
             return entity_ref.contains_id(component_id);
         }
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ impl World {
         component_id: ComponentId,
     ) -> Option<ComponentTicks> {
         let entity = self.resource_entities.get(component_id)?;
-        let entity_ref = self.get_entity(*entity).ok()?;
+        let entity_ref = self.get_entity(entity).ok()?;
         entity_ref.get_change_ticks_by_id(component_id)
     }
 
@@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@ impl World {
         let change_tick = self.change_tick();
 
         let component_id = self.components.valid_component_id::<R>()?;
-        let entity = *self.resource_entities.get(component_id)?;
+        let entity = self.resource_entities.get(component_id)?;
         let mut entity_mut = self.get_entity_mut(entity).ok()?;
 
         let mut ticks = entity_mut.get_change_ticks::<R>()?;
@@ -2974,7 +2974,7 @@ impl World {
     ) {
         // if the resource already exists, we replace it on the same entity
         let mut entity_mut = if let Some(entity) = self.resource_entities.get(component_id) {
-            self.get_entity_mut(*entity)
+            self.get_entity_mut(entity)
                 .expect("ResourceCache is in sync")
         } else {
             self.spawn_empty()
@@ -3303,11 +3303,7 @@ impl World {
     /// This can easily cause systems expecting certain resources to immediately start panicking.
     /// Use with caution.
     pub fn clear_resources(&mut self) {
-        let pairs: Vec<(ComponentId, Entity)> = self
-            .resource_entities()
-            .iter()
-            .map(|(id, entity)| (*id, *entity))
-            .collect();
+        let pairs: Vec<(ComponentId, Entity)> = self.resource_entities().iter().collect();
         for (component_id, entity) in pairs {
             self.entity_mut(entity).remove_by_id(component_id);
         }
@@ -3509,11 +3505,11 @@ impl World {
     #[inline]
     pub fn iter_resources(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&ComponentInfo, Ptr<'_>)> {
         self.resource_entities
-            .indices()
             .iter()
-            .filter_map(|component_id| {
-                let component_info = self.components().get_info(*component_id)?;
-                let resource = self.get_resource_by_id(*component_id)?;
+            .filter_map(|(component_id, entity)| {
+                let component_info = self.components().get_info(component_id)?;
+                let entity_cell = self.get_entity(entity).ok()?;
+                let resource = entity_cell.get_by_id(component_id).ok()?;
                 Some((component_info, resource))
             })
     }
@@ -3591,7 +3587,6 @@ impl World {
 
         resource_entities
             .iter()
-            .map(|(component_id, entity)| (*component_id, *entity))
             .filter_map(move |(component_id, entity)| {
                 // SAFETY: If a resource has been initialized, a corresponding ComponentInfo must exist with its ID.
                 let component_info =
@@ -3867,7 +3862,6 @@ impl fmt::Debug for World {
             .field("entity_count", &self.entities.count_spawned())
             .field("archetype_count", &self.archetypes.len())
             .field("component_count", &self.components.len())
-            .field("resource_count", &self.resource_entities.len())
             .finish()
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/reflect.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/reflect.rs
index 4ebad2db519ae..0c7909d5bc4aa 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/reflect.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/reflect.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl World {
         reflected_resource: Box<dyn PartialReflect>,
     ) {
         if let Some(entity) = self.resource_entities().get(resource_id) {
-            self.entity_mut(*entity).insert_reflect(reflected_resource);
+            self.entity_mut(entity).insert_reflect(reflected_resource);
         } else {
             self.spawn_empty().insert_reflect(reflected_resource);
         }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/unsafe_world_cell.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/unsafe_world_cell.rs
index 89574f67cf26a..7a9c7a8fa3757 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/unsafe_world_cell.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/unsafe_world_cell.rs
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ impl<'w> UnsafeWorldCell<'w> {
     pub unsafe fn get_resource_by_id(self, component_id: ComponentId) -> Option<Ptr<'w>> {
         // SAFETY: We have permission to access the resource of `component_id`.
         let entity = unsafe { self.resource_entities() }.get(component_id)?;
-        let entity_cell = self.get_entity(*entity).ok()?;
+        let entity_cell = self.get_entity(entity).ok()?;
         entity_cell.get_by_id(component_id)
     }
 
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ impl<'w> UnsafeWorldCell<'w> {
         self.assert_allows_mutable_access();
         // SAFETY: We have permission to access the resource of `component_id`.
         let entity = unsafe { self.resource_entities() }.get(component_id)?;
-        let entity_cell = self.get_entity(*entity).ok()?;
+        let entity_cell = self.get_entity(entity).ok()?;
         entity_cell.get_mut_by_id(component_id).ok()
     }
 
@@ -680,13 +680,13 @@ impl<'w> UnsafeWorldCell<'w> {
         // SAFETY: We have permission to access the resource of `component_id`.
         let entity = unsafe { self.resource_entities() }.get(component_id)?;
         let storage_type = self.components().get_info(component_id)?.storage_type();
-        let location = self.get_entity(*entity).ok()?.location();
+        let location = self.get_entity(entity).ok()?.location();
         // SAFETY:
         // - caller ensures there is no `&mut World`
         // - caller ensures there are no mutable borrows of this resource
         // - caller ensures that we have permission to access this resource
         // - storage_type and location are valid
-        get_component_and_ticks(self, component_id, storage_type, *entity, location)
+        get_component_and_ticks(self, component_id, storage_type, entity, location)
     }
 
     // Shorthand helper function for getting the data and change ticks for a resource.
diff --git a/crates/bevy_remote/src/builtin_methods.rs b/crates/bevy_remote/src/builtin_methods.rs
index 4a252892c7540..f4ba201acf22d 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_remote/src/builtin_methods.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_remote/src/builtin_methods.rs
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ fn get_resource_entity_pair(
         .resource_entities()
         .get(component_id)
         .ok_or(anyhow!("Resource entity does not exist."))?;
-    Ok((*entity, component_id))
+    Ok((entity, component_id))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/crates/bevy_settings/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_settings/src/lib.rs
index 7f2c7684c984e..a5956f58dac29 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_settings/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_settings/src/lib.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ fn resources_to_toml(
         let Some(res_entity) = world.resource_entities().get(component_id) else {
             continue;
         };
-        let res_entity_ref = world.entity(*res_entity);
+        let res_entity_ref = world.entity(res_entity);
         let Some(reflect) = cmp.reflect(res_entity_ref) else {
             continue;
         };
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ fn apply_settings_to_world(
 
         if let Some(res_entity) = res_entity {
             // Resource already exists, so apply toml properties to it.
-            let res_entity_mut = world.entity_mut(*res_entity);
+            let res_entity_mut = world.entity_mut(res_entity);
             let Some(mut reflect) = reflect_component.reflect_mut(res_entity_mut) else {
                 continue;
             };
diff --git a/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/dynamic_world.rs b/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/dynamic_world.rs
index f41cf8aa1e19e..87bbdcbb8c154 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/dynamic_world.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/dynamic_world.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ impl DynamicWorld {
 
             // check if the resource already exists, if not spawn it, otherwise override the value
             let entity = if let Some(entity) = world.resource_entities().get(resource_id) {
-                *entity
+                entity
             } else {
                 world.spawn_empty().id()
             };
diff --git a/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/dynamic_world_builder.rs b/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/dynamic_world_builder.rs
index ff078fb071612..727d7adc9fecc 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/dynamic_world_builder.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/dynamic_world_builder.rs
@@ -378,14 +378,14 @@ impl<'w> DynamicWorldBuilder<'w> {
             .get_valid_id(TypeId::of::<DefaultQueryFilters>());
 
         for (component_id, entity) in self.original_world.resource_entities().iter() {
-            if Some(*component_id) == original_world_dqf_id {
+            if Some(component_id) == original_world_dqf_id {
                 continue;
             }
             let mut extract_and_push = || {
                 let type_id = self
                     .original_world
                     .components()
-                    .get_info(*component_id)?
+                    .get_info(component_id)?
                     .type_id()?;
 
                 let is_denied = self.resource_filter.is_denied_by_id(type_id);
@@ -400,12 +400,12 @@ impl<'w> DynamicWorldBuilder<'w> {
                 type_registration.data::<ReflectResource>()?;
                 let component = type_registration
                     .data::<ReflectComponent>()?
-                    .reflect(self.original_world.entity(*entity))?;
+                    .reflect(self.original_world.entity(entity))?;
 
                 let component =
                     clone_reflect_value(component.as_partial_reflect(), type_registration);
 
-                self.extracted_resources.insert(*component_id, component);
+                self.extracted_resources.insert(component_id, component);
                 Some(())
             };
             extract_and_push();
diff --git a/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/world_asset.rs b/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/world_asset.rs
index 72bd157831634..458974e898533 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/world_asset.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_world_serialization/src/world_asset.rs
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ impl WorldAsset {
 
         // Resources archetype
         for (component_id, source_entity) in self.world.resource_entities().iter() {
-            if Some(*component_id) == self_dqf_id {
+            if Some(component_id) == self_dqf_id {
                 continue;
             }
             if !world
-                .get_entity(*source_entity)
+                .get_entity(source_entity)
                 .ok()
-                .is_some_and(|entity_ref| entity_ref.contains_id(*component_id))
+                .is_some_and(|entity_ref| entity_ref.contains_id(component_id))
             {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl WorldAsset {
             let component_info = self
                 .world
                 .components()
-                .get_info(*component_id)
+                .get_info(component_id)
                 .expect("component_ids in archetypes should have ComponentInfo");
 
             let type_id = component_info
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ impl WorldAsset {
 
             // check if the resource already exists in the other world, if not spawn it
             let destination_entity =
-                if let Some(entity) = world.resource_entities().get(*component_id) {
-                    *entity
+                if let Some(entity) = world.resource_entities().get(component_id) {
+                    entity
                 } else {
                     world.spawn_empty().id()
                 };
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl WorldAsset {
             reflect_component.copy(
                 &self.world,
                 world,
-                *source_entity,
+                source_entity,
                 destination_entity,
                 &type_registry,
             );