Netherlands
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names the Netherlands: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
The Netherlands’s share of each world total, 2025
- Industrial sand and gravel3rd of 2016%
- Cadmium8th of 162.6%
- Salt12th of 232%
- Nitrogen (ammonia)13th of 221.2%
The Netherlands’ largest world share was in industrial sand and gravel: 16% in 2025. It ranked third of 20 listed producers of industrial sand and gravel. It supplied 4% of U.S. imports of iron and steel scrap in 2021–24. USGS lists the Netherlands separately in 4 of its 75 world production tables.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadmium | Refinery production | 600 | metric tons | 8th of 16 | +1.4% |
| Industrial sand and gravel | Mine production | 68,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 20 | 0% |
| Nitrogen (ammonia) | Ammonia plant production (nitrogen content) | 2,000 | thousand metric tons, nitrogen content | 13th of 22 | −4.8% |
| Salt | Production | 5,400 | thousand metric tons | 12th of 23 | −6.9% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- Iron and steel scrapall imports4%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.