Which country is listed as having the largest diamond production?

• A. Botswana
• B. Russia
• C. Canada
• D. Namibia

Answer: (B)

This question is about which country has the largest production of rough diamonds by volume. Russia leads global rough diamond output in carats because of the scale of its mining operations run by the state-controlled company Alrosa, with major deposits in Yakutia (Sakha) and surrounding regions. The sheer size of these mines and ongoing extraction drive a very large annual carat total, making Russia the top producer by volume. Botswana, while renowned for delivering a large share of the world’s diamonds by value due to high-quality stones, does not produce as many carats as Russia. Canada and Namibia contribute important output as well, but their total carat production is smaller than Russia’s.