Country profile
France
For France, Rare Context holds 86 assets and rights in 3 classes, farmland prices for 24 regions and figures on mine production and reserves. It is the number 2 producer of diatomite among the 13 countries the USGS lists.
Assets and rights
Each class links to its page for France.
- Mines3
- CO2 emitters72 · 42,239,464 tCO2e
- Processing plants11
Farmland prices
France: €6,400/ha (definition differs) for arable and €6,400/ha (definition differs) for permanent grassland in 2024.
- Arable
- Permanent grassland
| Year | Arable | Permanent grassland |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,400 d | 6,400 d |
| 2023 | 6,200 d | 6,200 d |
| 2022 | 6,130 d | 6,130 d |
| 2021 | 5,940 d | 5,940 d |
| 2020 | 6,080 d | 6,080 d |
Values in EUR/ha.
Flagged by the source: d definition differs. Unmarked values are final.
Mine production and reserves
9 commodities in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where France ranks highest first.
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatomite | 250,000 t/year 0% | #2 of 13 | — | — |
| Kyanite and related minerals, andalusite | 60,000 t/year 0% | #2 of 3 | — | — |
| Talc and pyrophyllite, crude | 300,000 t/year +7% | #2 of 2 | — | — |
| Iron oxide pigments | 13,000 t/year +8% | #4 of 4 | — | — |
| Sand and gravel (industrial) | 13,000,000 t/year +3% | #5 of 20 | — | — |
| Mica (natural), scrap and flake | 14,000 t/year 0% | #6 of 10 | — | — |
| Salt | 4,500,000 t/year 0% | #13 of 23 | — | — |
| Pumice and pumicite | 280,000 t/year 0% | #16 of 16 | — | — |
| Gypsum | 2,400,000 t/year 0% | #19 of 19 | 300,000,000 t | #7 of 9 |
World rank among the countries the USGS lists for each commodity, largest first. A percentage is the change on the year before.
Largest owners in France
By number of assets and rights they own, operate or hold here. Grid operators and users are not counted.
Data on this page
- EU Union Registry public data. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0, verified 2026-10-24.
- Eurostat apri_lprc. Eurostat apri_lprc, Commercial reuse allowed with attribution.
- USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, CC0 1.0.