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The team at Brightlio has compiled a comprehensive list of up-to-date data center and colocation statistics for 2025. In this article, you’ll find hand-picked statistics about:

• The Global Data Center Market
• Data center growth statistics
• Data center industry trends
• The top data center companies and cloud service providers
• Data centers statistics by region, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

Without further ado, let’s check out the stats!

Global Data Center Market Statistics

The global data center market is massive and growing. Let’s dive into some statistics about the market:

1. As of March 2024, there were approximately 11,800 data centers worldwide. (Visual Capitalist)
2. As of March 2025, the countries with the highest number of data centers are the United States (5,426), followed by Germany (529), the United Kingdom (523), China (449), France (322), Australia (314), the Netherlands (298), Russia (251), Japan (222), Brazil (196), Mexico (173), Italy (168), Poland (144), Spain (143), Hong Kong (122), Switzerland (121), Singapore (99), Sweden (95), Indonesia (84), New Zealand (83), Belgium (80), Austria (68), Malaysia (62), Chile (59), Ukraine (58), Ireland (55), Denmark (50), Finland (48), Norway (47), and South Korea (43). ( Statista)
3. The global data center market is expected to generate $344 billion in revenue in 2024 and grow to $452.53 billion by 2025. From 2025 to 2029, it’s projected to expand at an annual rate of 8.37%, hitting $624.07 billion by the end of 2029. ( Statista )
4. The global data center market is projected to reach $1 trillion by 2027, driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies. ( PWC )
5. Data centers consumed 7.4 Gigawatts of power in 2023, a 55% increase from the 4.9 Gigawatts in 2022. (Cushman Wakefield)
6. Nvidia’s data center revenue exploded by 427% year over year, jumping from $4.28 billion in Q1 FY2024 to $22.57 billion in Q1 FY2025, making it the dominant contributor to the company’s record growth. In comparison, all other segments grew less than 50%. ( Statista)
7. In the USA, data centers consume around 1.7 billion liters of water per day, a fraction of the nation’s total daily water use (1,218 billion liters). ( Research )
8. Energy use in cloud computing rises by approximately 10% to 30% annually. ( Digital Reality )
9. The electricity used by data centers could power 6,482,400 average American homes. (Carbon Collective)
10. Data centers account for between 1% and 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. (Channel News Asia)
11. By 2030, global data center carbon dioxide emissions are expected to grow to around 2.5 billion metric tons. ( Data Center Dynamics )
12. The 1st half of 2023 saw the largest amount of construction of data center construction in history in primary markets. (CBRE)
13. The 10 largest data center markets by total power in Megawatts are Northern Virginia, Beijing, London, Singapore, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Shanghai, Sydney, Dallas, and Phoenix. (Oilprice.com)
14. The global data center colocation market will expand with a compound annual growth rate of 6.5% from 2021 to 2027. (GlobeNewswire)
15. Equinix is the market share leader in the data center space with a 13% market share. Digital Realty follows 11% and NTT with 6%, rounding out the top biggest largest data center providers. (TechJury)
16. The cloud service providers data center segment will have the highest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.7% between 2022 and 2030. (Yahoo)
17. $7.2 billion to $19.1 billion is the projected growth of the edge data center market from 2021 to 2026, fueled by rising online streaming and IoT adoption.
18. The energy application sector of the data center services market is projected to consume more than $8 billion by 2023. (Global Market Insights)
19. Media and entertainment industries are expected to account for 35% of data center consumption in 2023. (Future Market Insights)
20. As of 2025, IBM Cloud operates around 60 data centers across 19 countries. These data centers are spread across various regions, including North America, South America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. (IBM)
21. The solution segment dominated the revenue shares of data center markets with 77.9% in 2021. (Yahoo)
22. Hyperscale data centers under construction come to a total of 921,458 square meters of data center space and just under 2,000 MW of power. (Research and Markets)
23. Hyperscale data centers hold the largest market share, accounting for 35.14% of the market. These data centers are operated by major cloud service providers such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Apple, Alibaba, and Tencent. (Astute Analytica)
24. Worldwide, the average data center size is 100,000 square meters. (Techjury)
25. China Telecom’s Inner Mongolia Information Park Data Center is the largest data center in the world, with over 10.7 million square feet in space. (Edu Dwar)
26. Google’s Council Bluffs data center in Iowa is the largest data center campus in the world. It costs $5 billion to complete. (Data Center Frontier)
27. In September 2024, Microsoft announced an agreement to re-open the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to provide 100% of its electric power for 20 years, aiming to support its AI data centers with clean energy. ( Reuters )
28. Tahoe Reno 1 from Switch is the largest colocation data center in the world at 1.3 million square feet and up to 130 MW of power. (Switch)
29. Switch’s Citadel Campus in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the third-largest data center in the world and the largest data center outside of China. The Tier IV facility is 7,750,015 square feet. (Ranked.com)
30. Data centers account for about 4% of global energy consumption and 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. (Engie)
31. Cloud data centers consume 3% of the world’s energy. (Exploding Topics)
32. Data center construction reached an all-time high in 2023, with 3,077.8 Megawatts under construction. This is a 46% year-over-year increase. (CBRE)
33. Average server rack densities are rising but still sit below 8 kW, and most facilities don’t support racks over 30 kW. ( Uptime Intelligence )
34. 200/400 Gb ports are set to grow from 6% to 26% of network energy share, while sub-50 Gb ports will fall below 2%.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)

Data Center Market Statistics

1. In 2024, global data center capital expenditure reached $430 billion. (Network World)
2. In the data center services market, small data centers accounted for 42.5% of the market in 2022, followed by large data centers at 38.1% and medium data centers at 19.5%. (Global Market Insights)
3. The data center services market, including installation & integration, training, consulting, maintenance, and support, will reach $70 billion by 2032, a CAGR of 15%. (Global Market Insights)
4. The cloud data center services segment was expected to have the highest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.7% between 2022 and 2030. (Yahoo)
5. The energy application sector of the data center services market is projected to consume more than $8 billion by 2023. (Global Market Insights)
6. The B.I. and Analysis segment of the data cancer market was predicted to register the highest CAGR of 18.5% between 2023 and 2030. (Yahoo)
7. The global data center market was valued at approximately $125.35 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach around $364.62 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 11.39% over the forecast period. (Precedence Research)​
8. The data center services market, encompassing installation, integration, training, consulting, maintenance, and support, was valued at $20.9 billion in 2023 and is expected to register a CAGR of over 15% between 2024 and 2032. (Global Market Insights Inc).​
9. The modular data center market was valued at $25.3 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow to $111.3 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 17.93% over the forecast period. (​GlobeNewswire)
10. The AI data center market is projected to grow from $15.13 billion in 2024 to $94.03 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 25.7% during the forecast period. ​(Fortune Business Insights)
11. The data center construction market was valued at $212.6 billion in 2023 and is estimated to reach $416.4 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 7.4% from 2024 to 2032. (​PR Newswire)
12. The data center infrastructure market is projected to grow from $273.88 billion in 2024 to $549.99 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 9.11% during the forecast period. ​(Market Research Future)
13. The data center life cycle services market was valued at $3.75 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $7.37 billion by 2032, at a CAGR of 8.8% during the forecast period.(​Business Research Insights)
14. The North America data center market is projected to grow from $114.12 billion in 2023 to an estimated $201.8 billion by 2032, reflecting a CAGR of 6.17% from 2024 to 2032. ​(Credence Research)
15. Data centers accounted for 2.5% of total U.S. power consumption in 2022, with projections indicating this figure could triple to 7.5% by 2030. ​ (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
16. In 2024, North America held a 38.83% share of the global data center market. (​Fortune Business Insights)
17. The U.S. data center market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.7% from 2025 to 2030, driven by the rapid adoption of cloud computing, AI, and big data analytics. (Grand View Research)​
18. India’s data center capacity is projected to double from 950 MW in 2024 to approximately 1,800 MW by 2026, driven by increasing digitization and data localization trends. (Wikipedia)​
19. In 2024, colocation vacancy in North America declined to a new all-time low of 2.6%, indicating limited available data center space. ​(Financial Times)
20. The average monthly asking rate for a 250-to-500-kilowatt (kW) requirement across primary markets increased by 12.6% year-over-year to $184.06 per kW in 2024. ​(CBRE Commercial Real Estate Services)

Statistics on Data Center and Artificial Intelligence

1. AI-specific data center investments totaled $57 billion in 2024. (Datacenter Dynamics)
2. Nvidia projects that $1 trillion will be spent on data center upgrades for AI, with most of the cost paid by Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta. (Business Insider)
3. The U.S. government’s $500 billion Stargate joint venture aims to bolster AI infrastructure, benefiting companies like Oracle, Nvidia, Microsoft, and SoftBank, and underscoring the strategic importance of AI in economic development. ​( McKinsey )
4. In 2025, Meta Platforms plans to increase capital expenditures to between $60 billion and $65 billion, primarily for AI and data center investments. (WSJ)
5. By 2034, the AI data center market is projected to reach approximately $157.3 billion, up from $14.3 billion in 2024. (Market.us)
6. Power demands for AI training facilities can exceed 1 gigawatt, comparable to the power used by 800,000 U.S. homes in a year. (JLL 2025 Global Data Center Outlook Research)
7. About 20% of global data center capacity is being used for AI. (Wall Street Journal)
8. AI data center server infrastructure spend plus operating expenses are projected to reach $76 billion by 2028. (Forbes)
9. AI will shift data center rack power capacities up to 50 kW – 100 kW, up from less than 10 kW in 2023. This will require a shift from air cooling to liquid cooling. (SDXCentral)
10. Rack density is increasing, with next-generation GPUs pushing up to 250 kW per rack.(JLL 2025 Global Data Center Outlook Research)
11. AI and advanced robotics will increase data center efficiency 30% by 2025 (EY.com)
12. AI is expected to drive $75.3 billion in data center spending by 2028, or about 35% of total market demand. (Cushman & Wakefield)
13. Data center revenue from generative AI is expected to increase at a 58% compound annual growth rate from 2023 to 2028. (CBRE)

Data Center Facts By Region

Not all data centers are the same, and regional resource differences can significantly impact statistics. Here’s the data center industry overview by region, providing an insight into the diversity of data centers worldwide.

Africa

1. Africa accounted for less than 1% of word data center supply in 2022. (Africa CEO Forum)
2. The Africa data center construction market was valued at USD 1.26 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 3.06 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 15.94%. (Arizton)
3. Africa’s data center market is expected to grow to $5.4 billion, account for 1,355,000 square feet, and consume 267 MW of power by 2027. (Arizton)
4. Teraco Data Environments is Africa’s largest data center operator, with facilities in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban, South Africa. (Teraco)
5. South Africa dominates Africa’s data center market with a 50% share. (Arizton)
6. South Africa is the 22nd-ranked country for data center density, with 61 data centers. (Cloudscene)
7. Africa has 87 colocation centers in 15 countries. South Africa leads the way with 61 colocation facilities, followed by Nigeria (11), Mauritius (10), and Kenya (9). (Datacentermap.com)
8. Cloud adoption is growing 25% annually in South Africa and will account for $1.5 billion in revenue by 2024. (Research and Markets)

Asia

1. Data center capacity in Asia is expected to increase 2.2x with over 13,000 Megawatts under development. (Cushman & Wakefield)
2. 80% of the data center capacity in Asia is located in the top 5 markets of Mainland China, Japan, Australia, India, and Singapore. (Cushman & Wakefield)
3. Beijing is the largest data center market in the Asia-Pacific region, and the second largest market globally, with 1799 Megawatts of power. The second largest market is Singapore, with an overall standing of 4th globally. Tokyo and Shanghai are the 3rd and 4th largest data center markets in the Asia-Pacific region. (Cushman & Wakefield)
4. Singapore accounts for 60% of Southeast Asia’s data center supply. (Mordor Intelligence)
5. Data centers used 7% of the total energy of the country of Singapore in 2022, rising to 12% by 2030. (Mordor Intelligence)
6. Datacenter occupancy rates averaged 60% to 70% in Southeast Asia in 2022. Singapore has the highest occupancy at over 85% (ResearchandMarkets)
7. Singapore was the most power-constrained data center market globally, with less than 4 MW of available capacity and a vacancy rate of 2%. (CBRE)
8. Data center investment in the Asia Pacific region doubled between 2020 and 2021 to $4.8 billion. (CBRE)
9. The hyperscale data center market will grow from $4 billion to $10 billion in annual revenue between 2020 and 2027, with a yearly growth rate of 18%. (Graphical Research)
10. China Telecom Data Center is the largest data center in the world, with over 10.7 million square feet in space. (Edu Dwar)
11. China is also home to the second largest data center in the world, with China Mobile’s 7,750,015 square foot data center comprising over 40,000 data center racks in Hohhot. (Ranked.com)
12. India’s largest data center is the Tulip Data Center Services facility in Bengaluru. It houses 12,000 data center racks and boasts 100 MW of power. It is also the most energy-efficient data center in India. (Ranked.com)
13. Japan is the 10th largest data center market globally, with 219 data centers. (Cloudscene)
14. In 2023, Japan’s data center market generated $18.18 billion in revenue, with projections indicating it will grow to $21.96 billion by 2025. (Statista)
15. NTT operates the most data centers in Asia, with 109 data centers across 11 countries. (Cloudscene)

Australia

1. Australia has 306 data centers and 173 colocation providers. Sydney leads with 91 data centers, followed by Melbourne (50) and Perth (43). (Cloudscene)
2. Sydney is the 8th largest data center market globally. (Cushman Wakefield)
3. Sydney’s data center inventory increased 30% from 2022 to 2023. (CBRE)
4. Australia’s data center market will reach $5.07 billion in 2023 (Statista)
5. Revenue is expected to grow by 4.47% to reach $6.04 billion in 2027. (Statista)
6. Australia’s data center market will reach 283 MW of power and 1,332,000 square feet of data center space by 2027. (Arizton)
7. Australia’s data center revenue is roughly 5% of the United States. (Statista)
8. 28% of Australia’s energy comes from green or renewable sources. (Mordor Intelligence)
9. AirTrunk is building the largest data center in Asia-Pacific, at 320 MW. (Mordor Intelligence)

Europe

1. Data center capacity in EMEA is expected to increase 2x with over 6,500 Megawatts of capacity under development. (Cushman & Wakefield)
2. Europe’s largest data centre is CWL1 in Newport, Wales. Built to Tier III standards, it boasts 1,450,000 square feet. (Ranked.com)
3. Europe’s data center market size will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 10% between 2023 and 2032. (Global Market Insights)
4. Germany leads Europe with 529 data centers as of December 2025, edging out the UK with 523. France ranks third with 322 facilities across the country. (Statista)
5. Zurich was the most expensive market to build a data center in 2022, costing $12 per watt. (Statista) 
6. Data center power capacity is expected to increase in the Nordics, more than any other region in Europe, with a combined growth rate of 11% through 2027. The development of hyperscale data centers and high-performance computing drives this. (MMR)
7. Reykjavik, Iceland, has the fifth most affordable power for data centers at $0.066 per kilowatt hour per month (Cushman Wakefield)
8. Data centers in Finland enjoy over 8,000 hours of free cooling per year due to the arctic climate. (FDCA)

North America

1. North America owns a global data center market share of over 40%. (Techjury)
2. Data center capacity in the Americas is expected to increase by 2.5x with over 24,000 Megawatts under construction. (Cushman & Wakefield)
3. 35% of data center market growth between 2021 and 2026 will originate from North America. (Technavio)
4. North America has three of the top 12 countries in the total number of data centers: the United States (1st), Canada (5th), and Mexico (12th). (Statista)
5. The top seven wholesale data center markets in North America are in the United States: Northern Virginia, Dallas / Fort Worth, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Phoenix, New York Tri-State Area, and Atlanta. (CBRE)
6. In the first half of 2024, over 500 megawatts (MW) of new data centers were added across the eight largest U.S. and Canadian markets, with inventory growing by 10% in six months and 23% annually. Despite this expansion, vacancy rates have hit a record low of 2.8%, indicating a robust demand that outpaces supply. (Reuters)
7. The market is projected to continue its upward trajectory, with expectations to grow from USD 114.1 billion in 2023 to an estimated USD 201.8 billion by 2032, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.17%.(Credence Research)
8. Data centers are expected to account for up to 12-13% of the U.S. power grid’s output by 2030, highlighting the increasing energy demands of these facilities. ( McKinsey )
9. U.S. data centers indirectly used nearly 800 billion liters of water in 2023 through electricity generation.
   (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
10. In 2023, operational emissions were about 61 billion kilograms of CO₂-equivalent, driven by indirect energy use.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
11. Each kilowatt-hour consumed by a U.S. data center in 2023 resulted in 4.52 liters of water and 0.34 kg of CO₂, nearly matching the national grid average.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
12. Between 2017 and 2023, U.S. data center energy use more than doubled, ending the era of flat consumption.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)

United States

1. The United States data center industry is valued at an estimated 99.97 billion in 2023. (Techjury)
2. Data center facilities in the U.S. use more than 90 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity yearly. (The Business Research Company)
3. U.S. data center employment jumped over 60% between 2016 and 2023, climbing from 306,000 to 501,000 workers. ( The US Census Bureau)
4. The overall vacancy rate has dropped to just 3.3%, setting a new record low. This shows how tight the market has become, with available space being snapped up quickly. ( CBRE )
5. The total capacity of data centers across the top 18 U.S. markets has grown to 4.9 gigawatts, marking a 26% increase from the previous year. This sharp rise highlights the ongoing demand for digital infrastructure. ( CBRE )
6. Northern Virginia is the largest data center market in the world, with over 2,600 MW of total power and 275 data centers. (Dgtl Infra)
7. Northern Virginia’s data center vacancy rate sat at a mere 0.94% in 2023, the lowest of all US markets. (CBRE)
8. Almost 50% of the data centers in the United States are in Virginia. (WTOP)
9. Data center capacity in Portland increased 311% from 2020 to the middle of 2023, the most of any US market. This is followed by Atlanta (91%), Northern Virginia (83%), Phoenix (57%), and Silicon Valley (53%). (CBRE)
10. The U.S. is home to eight of the 20 largest data center markets on earth: Northern Virginia (1st), Dallas (9th), Silicon Valley (10th), Phoenix (11th), Chicago (12th), New York / New Jersey (15th), Portland (17th), and Atlanta (19th). (Cushman Wakefield)
11. Chicago has the lowest per kW data center rental rates at $115 to $125. (CBRE)
12. The Citadel, owned by Switch, is the largest data center campus in the world at 7.2 million square feet. The next largest data centers in the US are Switch SuperNap in Las Vegas (3.5 million square feet), DuPont Fabros DFT in Ashburn, VA (3.3 million square feet), and the Intelligence Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Data Center in Bluffdale, Utah (1.5 million square feet). (Analytics Vidhya)
13. Datacenters.com data center ranking lists the top 10 data centers in the United States as: Equinix DC2 (Ashburn, VA), Equinix NY4 (Secaucus, NJ), CoreSite LA1 (Los Angeles, CA), Equinix MI1 (Miami, FL), Digital Realty’s 350 E Cermak Data Center (Chicago, IL), Digital Realty’s 56 Marietta Street Data Center (Atlanta, GA), Equinix DA1 (Dallas, TX), Digital Realty’s 60 Hudson Data Center (New York, NY), Netrality’s 1102 Grand Data Center (Kansas City, MO), Switch SuperNap 8 (Las Vegas). (Datacenters.com)
14. US state of Arkansas hosts four operational data centers, supported by a low average commercial electricity rate of 12.36 cents per kilowatt-hour and typical monthly power costs around $130, making it a cost-effective location for infrastructure development. (Arkansas Data Centers Article- Brightlio)
15. Illinois hosts over 222 data center facilities, supported by low electricity costs averaging $0.06 per kilowatt-hour and a climate that allows for outside-air cooling on approximately 300 days each year. (Illinois Data Center Article – Brightlio)

Canada

1. The Canadian data center market was valued at USD 10.26 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 22.24 billion by 2030, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.7%. (Arizton)
2. Canada has 336 data centers in 21 cities. (NMSC)
3. Toronto has 267 MW of data center capacity, making it Canada’s largest market. (Cushman Wakefield)
4. Montreal has 126 MW of active capacity, with another 51 MW in the pipeline, making it the second largest data center hub in Canada. (Real Estate News Exchange)
5. Montreal offers the most affordable power of any major market globally at $0.0533 per kilowatt hour per month. (Cushman Wakefield)
6. Toronto remains the largest and most dynamic data center colocation market in Canada, expected to generate USD 467 million in 2024 and grow at a five-year CAGR of 18.3% through 2029. ​ (Structure Research)
7. Data centers in Canada are projected to increase their energy demand by 4.1 terawatt-hours (TWh) from 2023 to 2032, according to Hydro Québec’s electricity supply plan. ( Canada Energy Regulator )

Mexico

1. The Mexico data center market was valued at USD 1.06 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 2.27 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 13.53%. (Business Wire)
2. Edge computing is a primary driver for data center growth in Mexico. Mexico’s edge computing market is growing at 16.5% per year and is expected to reach $311.4 million in 2027. (Growth Market Reports)
3. Mexico has 173 data centers and 32 colocation providers. (Statista)
4. Queretaro is Mexico’s primary data center hub, contributing 65% of Mexico’s capacity. (ResearchandMarkets)
5. Queretaro is supply-constrained, with less than 1.2 MW available for lease as of June 2023. (CBRE)
6. Mexico targets a 45% use of renewable energy by 2030. (ResearchandMarkets)
7. Edge computing is a primary driver for data center expansion in Mexico. The country’s edge computing market is growing at 16.5% per year and is expected to reach USD 311.4 million by 2027. ​(Market Research Reports Co)

South America

1. Brazil is South America’s largest market, with 163 data centers. (Statista)
2. Sao Paulo is the leading Brazilian market with 56 data centers. (DataCenterMap)
3. Brazil’s data center supply increased 127% from 2020 to 2022, the fastest growth rate in Latin America. (CBRE)
4. Chile (49), Colombia (35), Argentina (29), and Peru (21) rank 2nd through 5th in terms of the number of data centers in South America. (Cloudscene)
5. Santiago, Chile experienced the greatest decline in data center vacancy rates in South America, moving from 12.2% in Q1 2022 to 8.6% in Q1 2023. (CBRE)
6. Data center construction in South America will expand 7.52% annually from 2021 to 2028. (Mordor Intelligence)
7. Latin America leads the world in renewable energy for data centers, with over 60% of power capacity coming from renewable energy. (Cushman & Wakefield)

Data Center I.T. Spending

1. Globally, I.T. data center spending is expected to reach $222 billion in 2023, from $212 billion in 2022 and $216 billion in 2021. (Techjury)
2. The largest segment of the data center market is Network Infrastructure, with a forecasted market value of $203.40 billion in 2023. (Statista)

Data Center Electricity Usage Stats

1. U.S. data centers used about 60 TWh of electricity in 2014, and that number remained flat through 2016.
   (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
2. By 2018, electricity use rose to 76 TWh, making up 1.9% of total U.S. electricity consumption.
   (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
3. In 2023, U.S. data centers consumed 176 TWh, which was 4.4% of the nation’s total electricity use.
   (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
4. Projections for 2028 estimate data center electricity use could hit 325 to 580 TWh, depending on the scenario.
   (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
5. Natural gas accounts for 26%, while nuclear energy contributes 15%. (Data Center Dynamics)
6. That means by 2028, data centers could consume between 6.7% and 12% of all U.S. electricity.
   (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
7. Over the past decade, data center energy use has tripled, breaking the earlier plateau.
   (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
8. Server energy use alone grew from 30 TWh in 2014 to nearly 100 TWh by 2023.
   (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
9. AI workloads drove much of this growth, with GPU-accelerated servers jumping from under 2 TWh in 2017 to over 40 TWh in 2023.
   (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
10. Conventional servers also doubled in energy use, rising from 30 TWh in 2014 to around 60 TWh in 2023.
11. The United States and China are anticipated to account for nearly 80% of the projected global growth in data center electricity consumption. (Data Center Dynamics)
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
12. In 2014, internal (on-premises) data centers used over 60% of total server energy, but their share dropped to 10% by 2023.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
13. By 2023, hyperscale and colocation sites accounted for around 80% of server energy, and they’re expected to reach over 90% by 2028.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
14. Internal data centers are projected to fall to less than 2% of total server energy use by 2028.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
15. As of 2023, about 75% of servers were installed in hyperscale or colocation facilities, reflecting the industry’s migration to large-scale infrastructure.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
16. Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) improved from 1.6 in 2014 to 1.4 in 2023, with projections between 1.15 and 1.35 by 2028.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
17. Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) averaged 0.36 liters per kWh in 2023 and is expected to rise to 0.45–0.48 L/kWh by 2028 due to liquid cooling.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
18. Network energy demand is projected to hit 23 TWh by 2028, driven by faster port speeds and AI data traffic.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
19. As of recent data, renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, and hydro, supply 27% of the electricity consumed by data centers. Projections indicate that renewables will supply 50% of data center electricity by 2030, primarily due to the expansion of wind and solar energy. (Data Center Dynamics)
20. In Ireland, data centers are expected to consume 32% of the country’s total electricity by 2026, up from 17% in 2022. (Data Center Knowledge)
21. In 2014, infrastructure systems like cooling and power overhead accounted for 40% of data center energy use.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)
22. By 2023, that infrastructure share dropped to 30%, thanks to efficiency gains.
    (Lawrence Berkeley 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report)

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