According to calculations, Russia maintained its leadership as the world's largest diamond producer in 2025, producing 31.5 million carats. Output fell by 15.6 percent compared to the previous year.
Global diamond production decreased by 8.4 percent to 98.825 million carats. Russia's share of global production stood at 31.9 percent.
Botswana, in second place, produced 15.5 million carats of diamonds in 2025, a decrease of 14.5 percent from the previous year.
Angola, in third place, increased its output by 8.3 percent to 15.2 million carats. Production in Canada rose by 5.9 percent to 14.1 million carats, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo completed the top five with 8.9 million carats, a year-on-year decline of 8.9 percent.
Global rough diamond exports also declined in 2025. The volume of rough diamonds in circulation fell by 7.3 percent to 264.1 million carats, with a total value of $25.3 billion. The previous year, this figure was 284.9 million carats worth $30 billion.
Russia accounted for 29.8 million carats of total exports, valued at $2.54 billion.