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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||||
| DIAMONDS (NATURAL): ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY AND TYPE1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand carats) | |||||||||||
| Country and type3 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||||||
| Gemstones: | |||||||||||
| Angola4 | 8,310 | 7,530 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 8,420 | ||||||
| Australia5 | 312 | r | 200 | r | 157 | r | 184 | r | 235 | ||
| Botswana6 | 12,400 | 15,400 | 16,000 | 14,400 | 16,200 | ||||||
| Brazil, unspecified7 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 46 | 49 | ||||||
| Cameroon, unspecified | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 8 | |||||
| Canada, unspecified | 10,900 | r | 11,800 | r | 10,800 | r | 10,500 | r | 10,600 | ||
| Central African Republic9, 10 | 249 | 241 | 259 | 293 | -- | ||||||
| China, unspecified | 46 | 17 | (11) | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Congo (Brazzaville), unspecified | 68 | r | 381 | r | 77 | r | 52 | r | 56 | ||
| Congo (Kinshasa)12 | 4,260 | r | 4,030 | r | 3,850 | r | 4,300 | r | 3,140 | ||
| Ghana, unspecified | 376 | 334 | 302 | 233 | 169 | ||||||
| Guinea10 | 557 | 299 | 243 | 213 | 162 | ||||||
| Guyana | 97 | 46 | 51 | 44 | 60 | ||||||
| India13 | 3 | r | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||||
| Indonesia14 | 2 | r | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Lesotho, unspecified | 92 | 109 | 224 | 479 | 414 | ||||||
| Liberia15 | 17 | r | 16 | r | 25 | r | 25 | r | 32 | ||
| Namibia, unspecified | 1,190 | 1,690 | 1,260 | 1,630 | 1,690 | ||||||
| Russia16 | 19,500 | r | 19,500 | r | 19,700 | r | 19,600 | r | 21,200 | ||
| Sierra Leone17 | 241 | 263 | 214 | 406 | 457 | ||||||
| South Africa10 | 4,910 | r | 7,090 | r | 5,640 | r | 5,660 | r | 6,510 | ||
| Tanzania18 | 155 | 60 | 35 | 108 | 153 | ||||||
| Togo, unspecified | (11) | (11) | (11) | (11) | (11) | ||||||
| Venezuela19 | 3 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Zimbabwe20 | 96 | r | 844 | r | 850 | r | 1,210 | r | 1,040 | ||
| Total | 63,800 | r | 69,900 | r | 67,200 | r | 66,800 | r | 70,600 | ||
| Industrial: | |||||||||||
| Angola4 | 924 | 836 | 833 | 833 | 936 | ||||||
| Australia5 | 15,300 | r | 9,800 | r | 7,700 | r | 9,000 | r | 11,500 | ||
| Botswana6 | 5,320 | 6,610 | 6,870 | 6,170 | 6,960 | ||||||
| Central African Republic10 | 62 | 60 | 65 | 73 | -- | ||||||
| Congo (Kinshasa)12 | 17,000 | r | 16,100 | r | 15,400 | r | 17,200 | r | 12,500 | ||
| Guinea10 | 139 | 75 | 61 | 53 | 40 | ||||||
| India13 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 27 | ||||||
| Indonesia14 | 9 | r | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Liberia15 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 21 | ||||||
| Russia16 | 15,300 | r | 15,300 | r | 15,500 | r | 15,400 | r | 16,700 | ||
| Sierra Leone17 | 160 | 175 | 143 | 135 | 152 | ||||||
| South Africa10 | 1,230 | r | 1,770 | r | 1,410 | r | 1,420 | r | 1,630 | ||
| Tanzania18 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 27 | ||||||
| Venezuela19 | 5 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Zimbabwe20 | 867 | r | 7,590 | r | 7,650 | r | 10,900 | r | 9,370 | ||
| Total | 56,400 | r | 58,400 | r | 55,600 | r | 61,200 | r | 59,900 | ||
| Grand total, unrounded | 120,224 | 128,317 | 122,829 | 127,962 | 130,482 | ||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero.- | |||||||||||
| 1Estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through August 15, 2014. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to countries listed, Belarus, Germany, Ireland, Nigeria, the Republic of Korea, and Sweden produced natural diamond, | |||||||||||
| but information is inadequate to formulate reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4About 90% gem quality and 10% industrial quality. | |||||||||||
| 5About 2% gem quality and 98% industrial quality. | |||||||||||
| 6About 70% gem and near gem quality and 30% industrial quality. | |||||||||||
| 7Figures represent officially reported diamond output plus official Brazilian estimates of output by nonreporting miners. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 6-Continued | |||||||||||
| DIAMONDS (NATURAL): ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY AND TYPE1, 2 | |||||||||||
| 8From artisanal mining. | |||||||||||
| 9Includes artisanal mining.- | |||||||||||
| 10About 80% gem quality and 20% industrial quality. | |||||||||||
| 11Less than - unit. | |||||||||||
| 12About 20% gem quality and 80% industrial quality. | |||||||||||
| 13About 27% gem quality and 73% industrial quality. | |||||||||||
| 14About 17% gem quality and 83% industrial quality. | |||||||||||
| 15About 60% gem quality. | |||||||||||
| 16About 56% gem quality. | |||||||||||
| 17From 2009 to 2011, production was estimated to be about 60% gem quality and 40% industrial quality. In 2012 and 2013,- | |||||||||||
| production was estimated to be about 75% gem quality and 25% industrial quality. | |||||||||||
| 18About 85% gem quality and 15% industrial quality. | |||||||||||
| 19About 40% gem quality and 60% industrial quality. | |||||||||||
| 20About 10% gem quality and 90% industrial quality. | |||||||||||
| Source: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
