Top diamond producing countries in the world

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[{"selector":"#anim-6b98373e-d87a-4aea-a253-b2f4f93e9d29 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-13.312520547813367%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] A 2,492-carat diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana and presented to the world at the office of Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi.

[{"selector":"#anim-acfd9d77-7f23-4fbe-a973-ee19bb7d4b62 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(1.5938768800806216%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The as-yet-unnamed diamond weighs approximately half a kilogram, making it the largest diamond found in 119 years and the second-largest ever unearthed from a mine, after the Cullinan Diamond discovered in South Africa in 1905.

[{"selector":"#anim-fc42a467-978c-4c43-95bd-90e49903b9c5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(9.722874200039595%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Take a look at how Botswana fares among the world’s top diamond producing countries as of 2023, according to data compiled by Statista:

#10 LESOTHO

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#9 SIERRA LEONE

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#8 NAMIBIA

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#7 ZIMBABWE

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#6 SOUTH AFRICA

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#5 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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#4 ANGOLA

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#3 CANADA

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#2 BOSTWANA

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#1 RUSSIA

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