Industrial Sand And Gravel (Silica): World Production, By Country

TABLE 10
INDUSTRIAL SAND AND GRAVEL (SILICA): WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons)

Country³	2011		2012		2013		2014^e		2015^e
Algeria^e	95	⁴	95		100		100		106
Argentina	517		615		500		500		500
Australia^e	3,500		3,500		5,500		5,500		6,000
Austria	898		820		808		808		808
Bosnia and Herzegovina	119		121		114		114	⁴	114
Bulgaria^e	660		660		660		660		660
Canada, quartz	1,431		1,593		1,690		1,690		1,700
Chile	1,237		1,267		1,358		1,360	⁴	1,250
Croatia	227		106		102		102	⁴	102
Cuba	20		25		26		26		26
Czech Republic, foundry and glass sand	1,371		1,340		1,274	^e	1,270	⁴	1,270
Ecuador	27		30		30	^e	30		30
Egypt^{e, 5}	400	⁴	400		400		400		400
Estonia, industrial sand	14		21		20		20		20
Ethiopia^{e, 6}	7	⁴	7		33		33		33
Finland^e	312		257		2,400		2,400		2,400
France	6,286		8,880		8,752		8,750		8,750
Gambia^e	--	⁴	--		--		--		--
Germany	7,770		7,498		7,500		7,500		7,500
Greece	2	^e	NA		NA		NA		NA
Guatemala	60		49	^e	53		53	⁴	53
Hungary, foundry and glass sand	287		124		145		145		145
India	4,496		3,985		3,432		3,430	⁴	3,400
Indonesia^e	37		38		35		35		35
Iraq	(7)		(7)		(7)		2		2
Israel	233		180		200	^e	200		200
Italy	16,369		13,946		13,870		13,900	⁴	13,900
Jamaica	14		14		16		16	⁴	16
Japan	3,003		2,877		3,000		3,000		3,000
Jordan	88		88		90	^e	90		90
Kenya^e	17		18		19		19		19
Korea, Republic of, quartzite	4		4		4		4	⁴	4
Lithuania	53		54		57		57	⁴	57
Malaysia	1,340		932		1,244		1,240	⁴	1,199
Mexico	2,542		3,593		3,590		3,590		3,600
Moldova	2,547		3,042		3,502		3,500		3,800
New Zealand	109		73		102		102		102
Nigeria^e	30		30		30		30		30
Norway, quartz and quartzite	1,162		1,083		1,000		1,000		1,000
Peru, quartz and quartzite (crushed)^e	124		87		88	⁴	88		88
Philippines	352		260		429	^e	429		429
Poland	2,290		2,149		2,112		2,300		2,300
Portugal, quartz and quartzite	84		80		37	^e	37		37
Saudi Arabia	1,303		1,368		1,300		1,400		1,260
Slovakia^e	600		600		600		600		600
Slovenia	231		219		224		224		224
South Africa, industrial or glass sand	2,863		2,150		2,107		2,110		2,300
Spain, industrial sand	5,073		3,416		3,400		3,400		3,400
Sri Lanka^e	36	⁴	37		38		38		38
Sweden, quartz and quartzite^e	163	⁴	101		102		102		102
Taiwan	173		58		62		132		132
Thailand^e	500		500		500		500		500
Turkey	7,021		7,085		7,969		7,970		8,000
United Kingdom	3,969		3,888		4,000		4,000		4,000
United States, sold or used by producers	43,800		50,600		62,100		110,000	⁴	103,000	⁴
Venezuela	500		118	^e	8		8		8
World total	126,000		130,000		147,000		195,000		189,000
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 10-Continued
INDUSTRIAL SAND AND GRAVEL (SILICA): WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY^{1, 2}

^eEstimated.NA Not available. -- Zero.
¹World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes data available through August 31, 2016.
³In addition to the countries listed, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil (silex), Denmark, Iran, Ireland, Latvia,-
the Netherlands, Paraguay, and Romania produce industrial sand, but available information is inadequate to make reliable estimates-
output. Based on estimates of glass end use consumption, China is thought to be the world's leading producer of industrial sand;-
however, available information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output.
⁴Reported figure.
⁵Data for fiscal year beginning July 1 of that stated. Silica sand only; no gravel.
⁶Ethiopian calendar year ending July 7 of that stated.
⁷Less than - unit.