Country profile
Italy
For Italy, Rare Context holds 123 assets and rights in 2 classes, farmland prices for 19 regions and figures on mine production. It is the number 2 producer of iron oxide pigments among the 4 countries the USGS lists.
Assets and rights
Each class links to its page for Italy.
- CO2 emitters114 · 80,844,194 tCO2e
- Processing plants9
Farmland prices
Italy: €35,447/ha for arable and €15,896/ha for permanent grassland in 2020.
| Year | Arable | Permanent grassland | Irrigable arable | Non-irrigable arable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 35,447 | 15,896 | 31,402 | 38,957 |
Values in EUR/ha.
Mine production
5 commodities in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where Italy ranks highest first.
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron oxide pigments | 32,000 t/year +3% | #2 of 4 | — | — |
| Feldspar and nepheline syenite | 2,200,000 t/year 0% | #5 of 11 | — | — |
| Sand and gravel (industrial) | 13,000,000 t/year −4% | #5 of 20 | — | — |
| Salt | 1,900,000 t/year −37% | #23 of 23 | — | — |
| Talc and pyrophyllite, includes steatite | 170,000 t/year 0% | only one listed | — | — |
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 Italy
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.