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| TABLE 11 | |||||||||||
| NATURAL DIAMOND:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY AND TYPE1, 2, 3 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand carats) | |||||||||||
| Country and type4 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||
| Gemstones: | |||||||||||
| Angolae | 4,643 | r | 4,520 | 5,130 | r | 5,490 | r | 5,580 | |||
| Australia | 14,397 | r | 15,136 | r | 13,981 | r | 20,602 | r | 20,000 | e | |
| Botswanae | 19,812 | r, 5 | 21,297 | r, 5 | 22,800 | 23,300 | 23,900 | ||||
| Brazile | 700 | 500 | 5 | 400 | r | 300 | r, 5 | 300 | |||
| Canada | 3,716 | 4,937 | 10,756 | r | 12,618 | 12,300 | |||||
| Central African Republice | 340 | 312 | 250 | 263 | r | 265 | |||||
| Chinae | 100 | r | 100 | r | 100 | r | 100 | r | 100 | ||
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 3,638 | 4,223 | r | 5,381 | r | 6,180 | r | 6,300 | e | ||
| C�te d'Ivoire | 207 | e | 205 | r | 154 | r | 201 | r, e | 201 | e | |
| Ghana | 936 | e | 770 | e | 675 | r | 690 | r | 760 | e | |
| Guineae | 273 | 368 | 484 | 6 | 354 | r, 6 | 411 | 6 | |||
| Guyana | 179 | 248 | 413 | 455 | r | 357 | |||||
| Liberiae | 100 | 48 | 36 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Namibia | 1,487 | 1,562 | 1,481 | 2,004 | r | 1,900 | e | ||||
| Russiae | 17,500 | 17,400 | 20,000 | 21,400 | 23,000 | ||||||
| Sierra Leone | 102 | r | 162 | r | 233 | r, e | 318 | r, e | 318 | e | |
| South Africa | 4,465 | r | 4,351 | r | 5,144 | r | 5,780 | e | 5,780 | e | |
| Tanzaniae | 216 | 5 | 204 | 201 | 258 | r | 175 | ||||
| Venezuela | 14 | 46 | 11 | 40 | e | 46 | e | ||||
| Other7 | 54 | r | 42 | r | 44 | r | 74 | r | 110 | ||
| Total | 72,900 | r | 76,400 | r | 87,700 | r | 100,000 | r | 102,000 | ||
| Industrial: | |||||||||||
| Angolae | 516 | 502 | 570 | r | 610 | r | 620 | ||||
| Australia | 11,779 | r | 18,500 | 17,087 | r | 22,709 | r | 20,000 | e | ||
| Botswanae | 6,604 | r, 5 | 7,100 | 7,600 | 7,800 | 8,000 | |||||
| Brazile | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | ||||||
| Central African Republice | 113 | 104 | 83 | 88 | r | 88 | |||||
| Chinae | 950 | 955 | 955 | 960 | 960 | ||||||
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 14,560 | 17,456 | 21,600 | 24,700 | r | 25,200 | e | ||||
| C�te d'Ivoire | 102 | 101 | r | 76 | r | 99 | r, e | 99 | e | ||
| Ghanae | 234 | 193 | 225 | r | 230 | r | 253 | ||||
| Guineae | 91 | 123 | 161 | 6 | 118 | r, 6 | 137 | 6 | |||
| Liberiae | 70 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Russiae | 11,700 | 11,600 | 13,000 | 14,200 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Sierra Leone | 120 | r | 190 | r | 274 | r, e | 374 | r, e | 374 | e | |
| South Africa | 6,698 | r | 6,526 | r | 7,540 | r | 8,500 | r, e | 9,380 | e | |
| Tanzania | 38 | 36 | 36 | 46 | r | 30 | |||||
| Venezuela | 28 | 61 | 24 | 60 | e | 69 | e | ||||
| Other8 | 91 | r | 81 | r | 82 | r | 121 | r | 190 | ||
| Total | 54,300 | r | 64,200 | r | 69,900 | r | 81,200 | r | 81,000 | ||
| Grand total | 127,000 | 141,000 | r | 158,000 | r | 182,000 | r | 183,000 | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. | |||||||||||
| 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 5, 2006. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Nigeria produces natural diamond, but information is inadequate to formulate | |||||||||||
| reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Includes near-gem and cheap-gem qualities. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Exports. | |||||||||||
| 7Includes Cameroon, Congo (Brazzaville), Gabon (unspecified), India, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe. | |||||||||||
| 8Includes Congo (Brazzaville), India, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program