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Production volume of rough diamonds worldwide from 2005 to 2022 (in million carats)

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Release date

September 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2005 to 2022

Special properties

Figures for informal production remain at a lower level of confidence than other production figures due to data availability but could be updated if new information becomes available.

Supplementary notes

This statistic was assembled from several publications.

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In 2005, the worldwide production volume of rough diamonds stood at approximately *** million carats in total. More than a decade later, in 2022, production had decreased to *** million carats.

Leading rough diamond producing companies

Rough diamond production is concentrated among a few major players. Alrosa, headquartered in Russia, and the South African company De Beers hold a majority of the world’s diamond production volume, with each of the companies having accounted for nearly ** and **percent of the global diamond market in 2023, respectively. As of 2023, De Beers' diamond production alone amounted to nearly **** million carats.

Which countries produce the most rough diamonds?

Russia was by far the world's leading diamond-producing country in 2022, accounting for a ** percent share of global rough diamond production. Botswana, which accounted for a ** percent share of global rough diamond production, and Canada, with ** percent of global production, followed in second and third place, respectively, at that time. With the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa also ranking among the five leading diamond producing countries, Africa is the world's largest diamond producing macro-region, having accounted for more than half of global production in 2022.