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This is a list of countries by diamond production, based on data reported by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.

Diamond production [1]
(million carats)
Country 2021 production 2020 production
  Russia 39.1 31.2
  Botswana 22.9 16.9
  Canada 17.6 13.1
  DR Congo 14.1 12.7
  South Africa 9.7 8.5
  Angola 8.7 7.7
  Zimbabwe 4.2 2.7
  Namibia 1.8 1.5
  Sierra Leone 0.8 0.6
  Lesotho 0.3 0.5
  Australia 0.0 10.9
Diamond production [2]
(million USD)
Country 2021 production 2020 production
  Botswana 4657 2521
  Russia 2643 2255
  Angola 1626 1017
  Canada 1512 929
  South Africa 1360 959
  Namibia 823 720
  Zimbabwe 670 153
  Lesotho 257 261
  DR Congo 168 89
  Sierra Leone 164 119
  Australia 0 118

2016

This is a list of countries by diamond production in 2016, based on the British Geological Survey Mineral Statistics Summary for 2016. [3]

2016 Diamond production
(million carats)
Country Production
 World 121.7
  Russia 40
  Botswana 20.9
  Australia 13.9
  DR Congo 12.3
  Canada 11.1
  Angola 9
  South Africa 8.4
  Zimbabwe 2.1
  Namibia 1.5
  Sierra Leone 0.5
 Others 2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Diamond production, carats by country, around the world". TheGlobalEconomy.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  2. ^ "Diamond production, million USD by country, around the world". TheGlobalEconomy.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  3. ^ "World mineral statistics archive". Retrieved 3 June 2018.