Diamond Facts and Statistics That Matter

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Understanding Diamond Production Data

Diamond production data by country is collected by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) in volume (carats) and US dollar value. The data, published annually approximately six months after the year-end, covers an estimated 99.8% of global production.

World Diamond Production in Carats and Value 2023

Carats   Value  
  ‘000 % share $m % share
Russia 37,317 33% 3,606 28%
Botswana 25,095 23% 3,283 26%
Canada 15,981 14% 1,550 12%
Angola 9,754 9% 1,532 12%
Namibia 2,385 2% 1,234 10%
South Africa 5,892 5% 794 6%
Zimbabwe 4,914 4% 303 2%
Lesotho 472 0% 139 1%
Sierra Leone 525 0% 102 1%
DRC 8,347 7% 65 1%
Tanzania 191 0% 31 0%
Others 650 1% 85 1%
Totals 111,523 100% 12,725 100%

Source: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme

Source: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme

World Diamond Production by Volume 2019 – 23 Million carats

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Russian Federation 45.3 31.2 39.1 41.9 37.3
Botswana 23.7 16.9 22.9 24.5 25.1
Canada 18.6 13.1 17.6 16.2 16.0
Angola 9.1 7.7 8.7 8.8 9.8
Congo, Dem. Rep. 14.2 12.7 14.1 10.8 8.3
South Africa 7.2 8.5 9.7 9.7 5.9
Zimbabwe 2.1 2.7 4.2 4.5 4.9
Namibia 2.0 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.4
Sierra Leone 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.5
Lesotho 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.4
Australia 13.0 10.9 0 0 0
Others 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.7
TOTAL 138.2 107.1 120.0 121.5 111.5

Source: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme

Source: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme

World Diamond Production by Value 2019 – 23 $M

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Russian Federation 4,117 2,255 2,643 3,554 3,606
Botswana 3,435 2,521 4,657 4,700 3,283
Canada 1,697 929 1,512 1,878 1,550
Angola 1,266 1,017 1,626 1,965 1,532
Namibia 1,010 720 823 1,234 1,234
South Africa 873 958 1,360 1,539 794
Zimbabwe 141 153 670 424 303
Lesotho 290 261 257 558 139
Sierra Leone 168 119 164 143 102
DRC 226 89 168 77 65
Tanzania 89 24 24 111 31
Australia 159 118
Others 192 93 111 102 85
TOTAL 13,574 9,235 13,989 16,285 12,725

Source: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme

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Excel file for production data 2004-2023