Between 1994 and 2013, 2.7 billion carats of diamonds were produced. Thus, in this short period more diamonds were extracted than in the 1993 years before. The diamond industry, unlike other precious metals and natural resources, relies almost exclusively on consumer demand for diamond jewelry. The diamond industry is expected to flourish despite weak global economic growth.
Production volume of diamonds worldwide historically from antiquity to 2013
Characteristic
Production in billion carats
Production in metric tons
0 to 1993
2.5
500
1993 to 2013
2.7
540
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