As of 2021, the production of lab-grown diamonds using the high pressure high temperature (HPHT) method had the largest range of energy consumption, with a lower range value of 28 kilowatt hours and an upper range of 245 kilowatt hours of energy consumed per carat produced. Conversely, mined diamond production (natural diamonds) had the narrowest range of energy consumed, ranging from a low of 96 kilowatt hours to a high of 150 kilowatt hours per carat produced.
Energy consumption of diamond production worldwide as of 2021, by production method
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Alicat Scientific. (September 2, 2022). Energy consumption of diamond production worldwide as of 2021, by production method (in kilowatt hours per carat) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427882/diamond-production-energy-consumption-worldwide-by-type/
Alicat Scientific. "Energy consumption of diamond production worldwide as of 2021, by production method (in kilowatt hours per carat) ." Chart. September 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427882/diamond-production-energy-consumption-worldwide-by-type/
Alicat Scientific. (2022). Energy consumption of diamond production worldwide as of 2021, by production method (in kilowatt hours per carat) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427882/diamond-production-energy-consumption-worldwide-by-type/
Alicat Scientific. "Energy Consumption of Diamond Production Worldwide as of 2021, by Production Method (in Kilowatt Hours per Carat) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427882/diamond-production-energy-consumption-worldwide-by-type/
Alicat Scientific, Energy consumption of diamond production worldwide as of 2021, by production method (in kilowatt hours per carat) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427882/diamond-production-energy-consumption-worldwide-by-type/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Energy consumption of diamond production worldwide as of 2021, by production method (in kilowatt hours per carat) [Graph], Alicat Scientific, September 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427882/diamond-production-energy-consumption-worldwide-by-type/