Spain
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Spain: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
Spain’s share of each world total, 2025
- Strontium2nd of 522%
- ClaysFuller’s earth mine production · 3rd of 716%
- Gypsum5th of 196.9%
- Magnesium compounds6th of 123%
- Natural mica10th of 102.3%
- Diatomite10th of 142%
- Feldspar and nepheline syeniteincludes pegmatites · 11th of 132%
- Industrial sand and gravel11th of 201.5%
- Pumice and pumicite14th of 161.5%
- Salt16th of 231.5%
- Fluorspar6th of 121.4%
- Potash11th of 120.9%
- Tungsten10th of 110.9%
- Clays9th of 100.8%
- SiliconFerrosilicon production · 10th of 130.8%
- ClaysBentonite mine production · 8th of 110.6%
- Bauxite and aluminaAlumina refinery production · 15th of 190.5%
- Lime14th of 220.4%
- Silicon12th of 12under 0.1%
- Iron oxide pigmentsocher and red iron oxide · 6th of 7–
Spain’s largest world share was in strontium: 22% in 2025. It supplied 38% of U.S. imports of gypsum in 2021–24. It ranked second of 5 listed producers of strontium. USGS lists Spain separately in 17 of its 75 world production tables.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite and alumina | Alumina refinery production | 810 | thousand metric dry tons | 15th of 19 | +1.2% |
| Clays | Bentonite mine production | 120 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 11 | 0% |
| Clays | Fuller’s earth mine production | 690 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 7 | −0.4% |
| Clays | Kaolin mine production | 400 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 10 | −0.7% |
| Diatomite | Mine production | 50 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 14 | 0% |
| Feldspar and nepheline syenite | Mine production, includes pegmatites | 620 | thousand metric tons | 11th of 13 | 0% |
| Fluorspar | Mine production | 140 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 12 | +1.4% |
| Gypsum | Mine production | 11,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 19 | 0% |
| Industrial sand and gravel | Mine production | 6,300 | thousand metric tons | 11th of 20 | −0.5% |
| Iron oxide pigments | Mine production, ocher and red iron oxide | 19,000 | metric tons | 6th of 7 | +5.6% |
| Lime | Lime production | 1,700 | thousand metric tons | 14th of 22 | 0% |
| Magnesium compounds | Magnesite mine production (gross weight) | 640 | thousand metric tons, magnesite gross weight | 6th of 12 | −2.3% |
| Natural mica | Scrap and flake mica mine production | 8,000 | metric tons | 10th of 10 | 0% |
| Potash | Mine production (K2O equivalent) | 450 | thousand metric tons, K2O equivalent | 11th of 12 | −8% |
| Pumice and pumicite | Mine production | 300 | thousand metric tons | 14th of 16 | 0% |
| Salt | Production | 4,000 | thousand metric tons | 16th of 23 | 0% |
| Silicon | Ferrosilicon production | 40 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 10th of 13 | −2.4% |
| Silicon | Silicon metal production | 4 | thousand metric tons, silicon content | 12th of 12 | −33% |
| Strontium | Mine production | 100,000 | metric tons, strontium content | 2nd of 5 | 0% |
| Tungsten | Mine production | 800 | metric tons, tungsten content | 10th of 11 | +14% |
Reserves
5 reserve figures published for Spain
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatomite | Reserves | 57,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 5 | – |
| Tungsten | Reserves | 66,000 | metric tons | 5th of 8 | – |
| Fluorspar | Reserves | 15,000 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 9 | 4.5% |
| Potash | Reserves (K2O equivalent) | 100,000 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 10 | – |
| Magnesium compounds | Magnesite reserves (gross weight) | 35,000 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 12 | 0.4% |
Supplier to the United States
share of U.S. imports, 2021–24
- Gypsumall imports38%
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
- China15 commodities in common
- United States14 commodities in common
- Russia12 commodities in common
- Turkey11 commodities in common
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.