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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||
| NATURAL DIAMOND: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY AND TYPE- 1, 2, 3 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand carats) | |||||||||||
| Country and type4 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||
| Gemstones: | |||||||||||
| Angola | 8,258 | 8,732 | 8,016 | 12,445 | 12,500 | e | |||||
| Armenia | 184 | 123 | 101 | 50 | 50 | e | |||||
| Australia | 7,305 | 231 | 273 | 220 | r, e | 100 | e | ||||
| Botswanae | 24,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 24,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Brazile | 181 | 182 | 182 | 200 | r, 5 | 200 | |||||
| Canada | 13,278 | 17,144 | 14,803 | 10,946 | 11,773 | ||||||
| Central African Republice | 340 | 370 | 302 | r, 5 | 249 | r, 5 | 250 | ||||
| Chinae | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 5,800 | 5,700 | 4,200 | 3,700 | r | 5,500 | |||||
| C-te d-Ivoiree | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Ghana | 768 | 671 | 478 | 301 | r | 300 | e | ||||
| Guinea | 355 | 815 | 2,500 | 557 | r | 550 | |||||
| Guyana | 341 | 269 | 169 | 144 | 144 | e | |||||
| Lesotho | 231 | 454 | 450 | e | 450 | e | 460 | ||||
| Namibia | 2,400 | 2,266 | 2,435 | 1,192 | r | 1,200 | e | ||||
| Russiae | 23,400 | 23,300 | 21,925 | 5 | 17,791 | 5 | 17,800 | ||||
| Sierra Leone | 362 | 362 | 223 | 241 | r | 240 | e | ||||
| South Africae | 6,100 | 6,100 | 5,200 | 2,500 | r | 3,500 | |||||
| Tanzaniae | 230 | 239 | 202 | 155 | r | 77 | |||||
| Venezuelae | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | ||||||
| Zimbabwee | 160 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | ||||||
| Other6 | 70 | 75 | r | 121 | r | 79 | r | 70 | |||
| Total | 93,900 | r | 92,300 | r | 86,800 | r | 75,500 | r | 79,900 | ||
| Industrial: | |||||||||||
| Angolae | 918 | 970 | 900 | 1,383 | r, 5 | 1,300 | |||||
| Australia | 21,915 | 18,960 | 15,397 | 10,700 | 9,900 | ||||||
| Botswanae | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Brazile | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | ||||||
| Central African Republice | 85 | 93 | 74 | 5 | 62 | r, 5 | 60 | ||||
| Chinae | 965 | 970 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 23,100 | 22,600 | 16,700 | 14,600 | r | 22,200 | |||||
| C-te d-Ivoiree | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Ghana | 192 | 168 | 120 | 75 | r | 75 | e | ||||
| Guinea | 118 | 200 | 600 | 139 | r | 130 | |||||
| Russiae | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Sierra Leone | 241 | 241 | 149 | 160 | r | 160 | e | ||||
| South Africae | 9,100 | 9,100 | 7,700 | 3,600 | r | 5,400 | |||||
| Tanzaniae | 42 | 44 | 36 | r | 27 | 14 | |||||
| Venezuelae | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | ||||||
| Zimbabwee | 900 | 600 | 700 | 850 | r | 800 | |||||
| Other7 | 67 | 84 | r | 145 | r | 115 | r | 118 | |||
| Total | 81,300 | r | 77,700 | r | 67,200 | r | 55,400 | r | 63,800 | ||
| Grand total | 175,000 | r | 170,000 | r | 154,000 | r | 131,000 | r | 144,000 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through June 2, 2011. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Nigeria and the Republic of Korea produce natural diamond and synthetic- | |||||||||||
| diamond, respectively, but information is inadequate to formulate reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||
| NATURAL DIAMOND: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY AND TYPE- 1, 2, 3 | |||||||||||
| 4Includes near-gem and cheap-gem qualities. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Includes Cameroon, Congo (Brazzaville), Gabon (unspecified), India, Indonesia, Liberia, and Togo (unspecified). | |||||||||||
| 7Includes Congo (Brazzaville), India, Indonesia, and Liberia. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
