In 2023, there was a total of 120 million metric tons of sand and gravel consumed in the United States for industrial purposes. That year, about 5.7 billion U.S. dollars worth of industrial sand and gravel was produced by 122 different companies operating in 32 different states. Most of the produced material was used as hydraulic fracking sand and well-packing and cementing sand.
Consumption of industrial sand and gravel in the U.S. from 2016 to 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Consumption of industrial sand and gravel in the U.S. from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/376656/industrial-sand-and-gravel-consumption-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Consumption of industrial sand and gravel in the U.S. from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376656/industrial-sand-and-gravel-consumption-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Consumption of industrial sand and gravel in the U.S. from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376656/industrial-sand-and-gravel-consumption-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Consumption of Industrial Sand and Gravel in The U.S. from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376656/industrial-sand-and-gravel-consumption-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, Consumption of industrial sand and gravel in the U.S. from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376656/industrial-sand-and-gravel-consumption-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Consumption of industrial sand and gravel in the U.S. from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/376656/industrial-sand-and-gravel-consumption-in-the-us/
