Botswana

Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, formally known as the Republic of Botswana. Botswana was the world's second-largest diamond producer in 2020. Moreover, Botswana was a pioneer in bulk sampling, and one of the first to describe and detect diamond pipes over a broad and difficult geographic area. Botswana's first diamond reserves were discovered in 1966. Botswana's diamond production increased by 6% last year, the quickest rate of growth among the world's top ten diamond producers.

For more than a decade, Botswana has been considered the second-leading producer of diamonds in terms of a carat weight and the first in terms of value. It keeps this place because its average diamond size is greater and of higher quality than what Russia produces.

Country: Botswana
Diamond Production: 16,000,000 carats
Some of the major diamond companies in Botswana: De Beers (Debswana), Petra Diamonds, Lucara Diamonds, Gem Diamonds, Firestone Diamonds