Global diamond production in 2015, at 127,399,362.81 carats to the value of US$13,881,626,083 according to statistics from the Kimberley Process rough diamond certification scheme, increased
in terms of volume though saw a decrease in terms of value from production in 2014 when 124,778,468 carats of diamonds were produced to the value of US$14,495,806,402.
Russia produced the greatest number of diamonds at nearly 42 million carats, far exceeding Botswana with nearly 21 million carats of diamonds produced. However, in terms of value per carat, Botswana’s production was worth more than that of Russia. Other significant diamond producers include Canada, Australia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
In terms of average price per carat, Lesotho was the diamond producer with the most expensive diamonds in 2015 at US$931.39, compared to US$990.18 in 2014. Namibia had the next highest diamond production per carat at US$591.08 (down from US$602.57 in 2014), followed by Liberia at US$458.76 (up from US$428.05 in 2014).
In 2015, Israel imported some 12,238,788.7 carats of diamonds worth US$3,395,275,390.94, at an average per carat price of US$277.42 per carat. Exports of diamonds from Israel, at 9,346,513.90 carats of diamonds to the value of US$2,799,259,707.90 at an average per carat price of US$299.50, were worth more in terms of average price per carat than in 2014 when the average price per carat was US$274.97, though in terms of volume the figures were down.
