France
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names France: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
France’s share of each world total, 2025
- Diatomite3rd of 149.8%
- Talc and pyrophyllitecrude · 5th of 144.3%
- Natural mica6th of 104%
- Industrial sand and gravel5th of 203%
- Indium5th of 81.9%
- Salt13th of 231.7%
- Gypsum19th of 191.5%
- Silicon4th of 121.5%
- Pumice and pumicite16th of 161.4%
- Lime11th of 220.8%
- SiliconFerrosilicon production · 13th of 130.4%
- Iron oxide pigments7th of 7–
- Kyanite and related mineralsandalusite · no world rank–
France’s largest world share was in diatomite: 9.8% in 2025. It ranked third of 14 listed producers of diatomite. It supplied 23% of U.S. imports of iron oxide pigments (natural) in 2021–24. Its silicon output fell 24% from 2024 to 2025.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatomite | Mine production | 250 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 14 | 0% |
| Gypsum | Mine production | 2,400 | thousand metric tons | 19th of 19 | 0% |
| Indium | Refinery production | 21 | metric tons | 5th of 8 | 0% |
| Industrial sand and gravel | Mine production | 13,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 20 | +3.2% |
| Iron oxide pigments | Mine production | 13,000 | metric tons | 7th of 7 | +8.3% |
| Kyanite and related minerals | Mine production, andalusite | 60,000 | metric tons | – | 0% |
| Lime | Lime production | 3,500 | thousand metric tons | 11th of 22 | 0% |
| Natural mica | Scrap and flake mica mine production | 14,000 | metric tons | 6th of 10 | 0% |
| Pumice and pumicite | Mine production | 280 | thousand metric tons | 16th of 16 | 0% |
| Salt | Production | 4,500 | thousand metric tons | 13th of 23 | 0% |
| Silicon | Ferrosilicon production | 21 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 13th of 13 | 0% |
| Silicon | Silicon metal production | 68 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 4th of 12 | −24% |
| Talc and pyrophyllite | Mine production, crude | 300 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 14 | +7.1% |
Reserves
1 reserve figure published for France
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsum | Reserves | 300,000 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 9 | – |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- Iron oxide pigmentsNatural23%
- Kyanite and related mineralsall imports18%
- Thalliumall imports4%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- United States11 commodities in common
- China10 commodities in common
- Spain9 commodities in common
- India9 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.