Key Takeaways
- The US crushed stone industry generated $20.5 billion in revenue in 2022.
- Global aggregates market size was valued at $464 billion in 2022.
- China's quarry sector contributed 2.5% to national GDP in 2022.
- The US quarry industry employed 89,000 workers in 2022.
- Global aggregates workforce estimated at 2.5 million in 2022.
- China quarry sector employed 1.2 million direct workers in 2022.
- US quarries emitted 45 million metric tons CO2 equivalent in 2022.
- Global aggregates dust emissions from quarries 10 million tons annually.
- EU quarries recycled 15% of aggregates output in 2020.
- US quarries reported 22 fatalities in 2022 per MSHA.
- Global quarry fatality rate 0.8 per 100,000 workers in 2021.
- EU aggregates injury rate 2.5 per million tonnes produced in 2020.
- In 2022, the United States produced 1,510 million short tons of crushed stone from approximately 900 quarries.
- Global crushed stone production reached 18.2 billion metric tons in 2021, with quarries accounting for over 90%.
- China led global quarry production with 12.5 billion metric tons of aggregates in 2022.
In 2022, global quarrying powered $464 billion in aggregates sales while creating jobs and tightening safety and emissions.
Economic Impact
Economic Impact Interpretation
Employment and Labor
Employment and Labor Interpretation
Environmental and Regulatory
Environmental and Regulatory Interpretation
Health and Safety
Health and Safety Interpretation
Production and Output
Production and Output Interpretation
How We Rate Confidence
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
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