Table 1 World Industrial Silica Sand Demand (In million metric tons, 2010–2025 – based on data from Freedonia Group research)
From: SDG 12 needs an oceanic interface: sand mining, saltwater intrusion (SWI) and coastal sustainability
Year | Total (Million Metric tons) | China (Million Metric tons) | United States (Million Metric tons) | Other Asia/Pacific (Million Metric tons) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 180.1 | 56.3 | 31.2 | 29.4 |
2015 | 244.2 | 83.6 | 56.1 | 34.3 |
2020 | 303.5 | 109 | 72.5 | 42.1 |
2025 | 406 | 137 | 123.4 | 51 |