The present invention provides a negative electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including negative electrode active material particles containing a silicon compound expressed by SiOx where 0.5≦x≦1.6, the negative electrode active material particles at least partially coated with a carbon coating, the carbon coating exhibiting a peak at 2θ=25.5° having a half width of 1.5° to 4.5° in an X-ray diffraction spectrum measured after separating the carbon coating from the negative electrode active material particles, the carbon coating exhibiting scattering peaks at 1330 cm−1 and 1580 cm−1 in Raman spectrum obtained by Raman spectrometry measured after separating the carbon coating from the negative electrode active material particles, wherein a ratio of an intensity of the scattering peak at 1330 cm−1 to that at 1580 cm−1 satisfies 0.7