Italy
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Italy: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Italy’s share of each world total, 2025
- Feldspar and nepheline syenite5th of 137.1%
- Industrial sand and gravel5th of 203%
- Talc and pyrophylliteincludes steatite · 12th of 142.5%
- Salt23rd of 230.7%
- Lime12th of 220.6%
- Iron oxide pigments4th of 7–
Italy’s largest world share was in feldspar and nepheline syenite: 7.1% in 2025. It supplied 19% of U.S. imports of dimension stone (all dimension stone) in 2021–24. Its best position was fifth of 20 listed producers of industrial sand and gravel. USGS lists Italy separately in 6 of its 75 world production tables.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feldspar and nepheline syenite | Mine production | 2,200 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 13 | 0% |
| Industrial sand and gravel | Mine production | 13,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 20 | −3.7% |
| Iron oxide pigments | Mine production | 32,000 | metric tons | 4th of 7 | +3.2% |
| Lime | Lime production | 2,500 | thousand metric tons | 12th of 22 | 0% |
| Salt | Production | 1,900 | thousand metric tons | 23rd of 23 | −37% |
| Talc and pyrophyllite | Mine production, includes steatite | 170 | thousand metric tons | 12th of 14 | 0% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- Dimension stoneAll dimension stone19%
- AntimonyOre and concentrates9%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- India6 commodities in common
- United States6 commodities in common
- France5 commodities in common
- Spain5 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.