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 2021
| Carats | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘000 | % share | $m | % share | |
| Botswana | 22,878 | 19% | 4,657 | 33% |
| Russia | 39,117 | 33% | 2,643 | 19% |
| Angola | 8,723 | 7% | 1,626 | 12% |
| Canada | 17,615 | 15% | 1,512 | 11% |
| South Africa | 9,718 | 8% | 1360 | 10% |
| Namibia | 1,763 | 1% | 823 | 6% |
| Zimbabwe | 4,225 | 4% | 670 | 5% |
| Lesotho | 339 | 0% | 257 | 2% |
| DRC | 14,091 | 12% | 168 | 1% |
| Sierra Leone | 839 | 1% | 164 | 1% |
| Others | 732 | 1% | 111 | 1% |
| Totals | 120,041 | 100% | 13,989 | 100% |
Source: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
Source: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
World Diamond Production by Volume 2017 – 21 Million carats
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 42.6 | 43.2 | 45.3 | 31.2 | 39.1 |
| Botswana | 23.0 | 24.4 | 23.7 | 16.9 | 22.9 |
| Canada | 23.2 | 23.2 | 18.6 | 13.1 | 17.6 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 18.9 | 16.4 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 14.1 |
| South Africa | 9.7 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 9.7 |
| Angola | 9.4 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Zimbabwe | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| Namibia | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Lesotho | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Australia | 17.1 | 14.1 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 0 |
| Others | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| TOTAL | 150.9 | 148.4 | 138.2 | 107.1 | 120.0 |
Source: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
Source: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
World Diamond Production by Value 2017 – 21 US$ M
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 3,329 | 3,535 | 3,435 | 2,521 | 4,657 |
| Russian Federation | 4,112 | 3,983 | 4,117 | 2,255 | 2,643 |
| Angola | 1,105 | 1,224 | 1,266 | 1,017 | 1,626 |
| Canada | 2,060 | 2,098 | 1,697 | 929 | 1,512 |
| South Africa | 1,304 | 1,228 | 873 | 958 | 1,360 |
| Namibia | 1,011 | 1,125 | 1,010 | 720 | 823 |
| Zimbabwe | 175 | 210 | 141 | 153 | 670 |
| Lesotho | 343 | 377 | 290 | 261 | 257 |
| DRC | 157 | 136 | 226 | 89 | 168 |
| Sierra Leone | 122 | 157 | 168 | 119 | 164 |
| Australia | 200 | 181 | 159 | 118 | – |
| Others | 206 | 211 | 192 | 93 | 111 |
| TOTAL | 14,125 | 14,466 | 13,574 | 9,235 | 13,989 |
Source: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
