Global Frac Sand Market Growth 2025-2031

The global Frac Sand market size is predicted to grow from US$ 8161 million in 2025 to US$ 18610 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.7% from 2025 to 2031.

Frac sand (or fracking sand) refers to sand and similar small materials that are used during the process of hydraulic fracturing, a method for extracting underground Natural Gas Exploration from shale gas formations. Fracking sand is a “proppant.” A proppant is a material used to “prop” open the underground cracks from which Natural Gas Exploration is harvested during the fracturing process. These gases include petroleum fluids such as oil, Natural Gas Exploration, and Natural Gas Exploration liquids from rock units (that don"t have enough pore space allowing fluids to flow to a well).

Global Frac Sand key players include U.S Silica, Fairmount Santrol, Preferred Sands, Badger Mining Corporation, Unimin Corporation etc. Global top five manufacturers hold a share over 50%.

North America is the largest market, with a share over 80%, followed by Asia and Europe, both have a share over 10% percent.

In terms of product, Northern White Sand is the largest segment, with a share over 80%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Natural Gas Exploration followed by Oil Exploitation.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Frac Sand Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Frac Sand sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Frac Sand sales for 2025 through 2031. With Frac Sand sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Frac Sand industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Frac Sand landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Frac Sand portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Frac Sand market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Frac Sand and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Frac Sand.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Frac Sand market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
Northern White Sand
Brown (Brady) Sand
Other

Segmentation by Application:
Oil Exploitation
Natural Gas Exploration

This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
U.S Silica
Fairmount Santrol
Preferred Sands
Badger Mining Corporation
Unimin Corporation
Mammoth Energy Service, Inc.
Emerge Energy Services LP
Carbo Ceramics
Hi-Crush Partners LP
Smart Sand Inc.
Chongqing Changjiang

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

What is the 10-year outlook for the global Frac Sand market?

What factors are driving Frac Sand market growth, globally and by region?

Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?

How do Frac Sand market opportunities vary by end market size?

How does Frac Sand break out by Type, by Application?

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