Country profile

Botswana

For Botswana, Rare Context holds figures on mine production and reserves. It is the number 2 producer of gemstones among the 12 countries the USGS lists.

Mine production and reserves

3 commodities in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where Botswana ranks highest first.

CommodityMine production, 2025World rankReserves, 2025World rank
Gemstones13,000,000 carats/year +2%#2 of 12250,000,000 carats#2 of 7
Diamond (industrial)5,000,000 carats/year 0%#3 of 6250,000,000 carats#2 of 6
Soda ash, natural290,000 t/year −3%#3 of 516,000,000 t#4 of 5

World rank among the countries the USGS lists for each commodity, largest first. A percentage is the change on the year before.

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