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Production of diamond carats
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Russia *20 000 000 33 020 000 38 865 770 38 000 990 38 360 810
Angola *5 700 000 *6 300 000 6 146 361 7 079 121 9 175 061
Botswana 28 368 000 30 412 155 31 125 000 31 889 771 34 293 401
Cameroon (b) 5 000 5 500 12 000 *12 000 *12 000
Central African Republic 414 767 331 543 354 703 382 756 419 528
Congo, Democratic Republic 21 985 000 29 000 000 30 040 479 33 054 998 28 990 241
Ghana 963 493 904 089 905 344 1 065 923 972 991
Guinea 491 160 666 000 739 784 548 522 473 862
Ivory Coast 306 000 230 000 *300 000 *300 000 *300 000
Lesotho 721 1 899 26 607 52 036 112 408
Liberia 80 000 60 000 30 000 *30 000 *30 000
Namibia 1 537 505 1 454 756 2 003 868 1 902 484 2 356 285
Sierra Leone 351 859 506 819 693 104 668 807 582 324
South Africa 10 882 614 12 673 379 14 294 662 15 775 720 15 152 801
Tanzania 239 761 236 382 303 920 219 640 272 204
Togo ... 87 200 123 106 17 670 28 176
Zimbabwe — — 44 454 243 928 1 046 025
Canada 4 975 021 10 755 654 12 618 080 12 314 000 13 234 813
Brazil *500 000 *400 000 *300 000 *300 000 *200 000
Guyana 248 437 412 538 454 940 356 948 343 544
Venezuela 141 463 38 489 40 036 55 154 16 981
China 1 190 000 1 190 000 *1 060 000 *1 060 000 *1 065 000
India (a) 84 407 71 259 78 315 44 171 2 179
Indonesia *30 000 *30 000 *30 000 21 606 46 856
Australia 33 648 000 31 013 000 20 620 000 30 678 000 29 308 000
World Total 132 100 000 159 800 000 161 200 000 176 000 000 176 800 000
Note(s):-
(1) This table does not show production of synthetic diamond
(2) So far as possible the amounts shown include estimates for illegal production
(a) Years ended 31 March following that stated
(b) Including artisanal production
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