In 2023, Angola secured the fourth position on the list of the world’s top ten diamond producers, generating $1.55 billion from the sale of 9.8 million carats.
According to the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Angola trailed only Russia, Botswana, and Canada, based on information from the Kimberley Process.
Notably, eight of the ten countries in the ranking are African, including Botswana, Angola, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
