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Data centre markets

Country profiles built from primary sources: what is being built, by whom, the grid and planning context, and the policies that shape cooling and power choices. Figures are tracked public coverage, never national totals unless a source says so.

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country market profiles, each from primary sources

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unique physical assets tracked across 122 project records

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dated policy records

US$201.9bn

filed capex of Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta in the quarter ending 30 Sept 2026

Source: US Securities and Exchange Commission (opens in a new tab)

What we check in every market

Five things decide whether a data centre market can grow. Each profile covers them from primary sources. Counts are records on CoolPower Index, not national totals.

  1. Demand122 project recordsWhat is being built, by whom and where
  2. Grid32 profiles with grid contextConnection queues, prices and constraints
  3. Planning, water and heat8 profiles with planning notesPermits, water use and heat reuse rules
  4. Policy21 dated policy recordsDeadlines and rules that shape cooling and power choices
  5. Cloud presence67 cloud regionsService areas, never added to MW totals
Combined quarterly capex: Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta (US$bn)

Purchases of property and equipment from 10-Q and 10-K cash flow statements, which excludes finance leases. Some quarters are derived from year-to-date figures.

Source: US Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR XBRL company facts (10-Q and 10-K filings) (opens in a new tab). More on Investment

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Quarter endingUS$bn
30 Jun 2025US$88.2bn
30 Sept 2025US$97.3bn
31 Dec 2025US$118.6bn
31 Mar 2026US$129.8bn
30 Jun 2026US$165.1bn
30 Sept 2026US$201.9bn

World map of tracked markets

Where we track markets Circle size shows records we track. The badge is the evidence score: primary sources on the profile.
United States: 55 records (22 projects, 28 cloud regions, 5 policies). Evidence score 2.2United Kingdom: 18 records (9 projects, 6 cloud regions, 3 policies). Evidence score 3.3Germany: 17 records (4 projects, 7 cloud regions, 6 policies). Evidence score 2.2Ireland: 12 records (5 projects, 2 cloud regions, 5 policies). Evidence score 4.4Singapore: 11 records (4 projects, 5 cloud regions, 2 policies). Evidence score 2.2United Arab Emirates: 11 records (6 projects, 5 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 4.4Saudi Arabia: 10 records (4 projects, 5 cloud regions, 1 policies). Evidence score 2.2Malaysia: 8 records (3 projects, 4 cloud regions, 1 policies). Evidence score 4.4Finland: 6 records (6 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 8.8Italy: 5 records (4 projects, 1 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 5.5Netherlands: 5 records (5 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 3.3Spain: 5 records (4 projects, 1 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 7.7Denmark: 4 records (3 projects, 1 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 5.5France: 4 records (4 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 4.4Nigeria: 4 records (4 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 5.5Poland: 4 records (4 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 5.5Austria: 3 records (2 projects, 1 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 4.4Belgium: 3 records (3 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 3.3Canada: 3 records (3 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 3.3Israel: 3 records (3 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 3.3Qatar: 3 records (2 projects, 1 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 3.3South Africa: 3 records (3 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 5.5Sweden: 3 records (3 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 6.6Brazil: 2 records (2 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 4.4Egypt: 2 records (2 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 2.2Kenya: 2 records (2 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 3.3Norway: 2 records (2 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 4.4Australia: 1 records (1 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 2.2China: 1 records (0 projects, 0 cloud regions, 1 policies). Evidence score 6.6India: 1 records (1 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 5.5Japan: 1 records (1 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 2.2Mexico: 1 records (1 projects, 0 cloud regions, 0 policies). Evidence score 3.3
Show the map data as a table
CountryRegionProjectsCloud regionsPoliciesEvidence score
United StatesAmericas222852
United KingdomEurope9633
GermanyEurope4762
IrelandEurope5254
SingaporeAsia Pacific4522
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East and Africa6504
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East and Africa4512
MalaysiaAsia Pacific3414
FinlandEurope6008
ItalyEurope4105
NetherlandsEurope5003
SpainEurope4107
DenmarkEurope3105
FranceEurope4004
NigeriaMiddle East and Africa4005
PolandEurope4005
AustriaEurope2104
BelgiumEurope3003
CanadaAmericas3003
IsraelMiddle East and Africa3003
QatarMiddle East and Africa2103
South AfricaMiddle East and Africa3005
SwedenEurope3006
BrazilAmericas2004
EgyptMiddle East and Africa2002
KenyaMiddle East and Africa2003
NorwayEurope2004
AustraliaAsia Pacific1002
ChinaAsia Pacific0016
IndiaAsia Pacific1005
JapanAsia Pacific1002
MexicoAmericas1003

Base map: Natural Earth, public domain. Records are what this site tracks, not national totals.

Where our coverage is deepest

Records we track, by country (top 12)

Counts of project, cloud region and policy records on CoolPower Index that name each country. This is tracked coverage, not the size of each market.

Show the data as a table
CountryProjectsCloud regionsPolicy records
United States22285
United Kingdom963
Germany476
Ireland525
Singapore452
United Arab Emirates650
Saudi Arabia451
Malaysia341
Finland600
Italy410
Netherlands500
Spain410

Country profiles

Each card shows one indicator with its definition, period and source type, then two things to check. Indicators measure different things in different countries, so do not compare them across cards.

Australia

In Australia AEMO reports that about 165 data centres used about 5 TWh in FY2026, around 3% of operational consumption in the National Electricity Market, and expects strong growth.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
AEMO models data centre demand in its 2026 ESOO.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile

Austria

In Austria Microsoft opened its Austrian cloud region in 2025 with three data centres in Lower Austria.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
APG data centre requests of about 2,500 MW sit alongside more than 10,000 MW of wind and solar requests in its April 2026 network development plan news.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 4 Profile

Belgium

In Belgium Google runs a data centre campus at Saint-Ghislain in Wallonia and in October 2025 announced EUR 5 billion for 2026 and 2027 to expand it.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
Elia, the transmission operator, publishes demand scenarios, but the data centre figures in its 2025 working group slides could not be retrieved and checked, so none are shown.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile

Brazil

In Brazil the system operator ONS accepted 7,040 MW of data centre access requests by February 2026, while total requests reached 38 GW by June 2026.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
Grid connection requests far exceed operational capacity.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 4 Profile

Canada

In Canada Microsoft said in December 2025 it is investing CAD 19 billion between 2023 and 2027 to expand its Canada Central and Canada East regions, with new capacity from the second half of 2026.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
No national data centre grid or demand figure was checked for this release.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile

China

The IEA puts China at 25% of world data centre electricity use in 2024, second to the US.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
The East Data West Computing programme moves demand towards western hubs rich in renewable energy.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 6 Profile

Denmark

In Denmark Microsoft opened Denmark East in March 2026 with campuses in Høje Taastrup, Køge and Roskilde, and Køge expects surplus heat for district heating.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
Energinet analysis assumptions (AF26) include data centres, but the values could not be read as text and are not shown.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile

Egypt

In Egypt Vodafone Business, Elsewedy Electric and Cassava Technologies announced Africa Data Centres Egypt in September 2026, a sovereign AI data centre targeting 20 MW within three years and a path to 200 MW.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
No public data centre grid or demand figure was checked.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile

Finland

In Finland Fingrid reported in August 2026 nearly 5 GW of planned final capacity from data centre projects with signed connection agreements.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
Yle reported in April 2026 more than 50,000 MW of data centre connection enquiries, of which Fingrid expects about one tenth to be realised.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 8 Profile

France

In France RTE signed an accelerated connection contract in January 2026 for the Campus IA site at Fouju, with 240 MW by the end of 2027 and 700 MW before the end of 2029.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
RTE offers fast-track connections for large data centre sites.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 4 Profile

Germany

Germany is the largest data centre market in continental Europe, centred on Frankfurt/Rhein-Main.

21 TWhData centre electricity consumption, Germany, 2025Official source
Grid
The strategy flags grid connection capacity in Frankfurt/Rhein-Main as a bottleneck and proposes measures on connection procedures and siting near generation.
Planning, water and heat
EnEfG Section 11 sets PUE limits, 100% renewable electricity and minimum reused energy shares for new data centres.

Last checked 18 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile

India

In India Cushman & Wakefield reports nearly 1.8 GW of operational capacity and nearly 3.9 GW of pipeline in H1 2026.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
State governments compete with power and land packages.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile

Ireland

Ireland has the highest data centre share of national electricity use among the focus countries.

23%Data centre share of metered electricity consumption, Ireland, 2025Official source
Grid
The CRU cites demand rising from 9.4 TWh in 2025 to 14.6 TWh in 2034 under EirGrid forecasts.
Planning, water and heat
EU Energy Efficiency Directive reporting applies to sites of 500 kW IT or more.

Last checked 18 Oct 2026Evidence 4 Profile

Israel

In Israel, Globes reported in November 2025 that AWS leased land near Netanya for a possible 35 to 40 MW data centre that could double its Israeli capacity, probably by 2030.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
No public data centre grid or demand figure was found.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile

Italy

In Italy the Italian Datacenter Association puts commercial live IT capacity at about 460 MW in 2025 and forecasts 2.0 to 2.3 GW by 2031.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
IDA notes that higher demand could take commercial capacity up to 3.4 GW by 2031, which would need matching grid build.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile

Japan

For Japan the IEA expects Japanese data centre electricity use to grow by about 15 TWh between 2024 and 2030.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
OCCTO demand forecasts include data centres, but the data centre figures could not be read from the checked document, so none are shown.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile

Kenya

In Kenya the Microsoft and G42 plan for Olkaria, announced in May 2024 with an initial 100 MW, was reported as stalled in May 2026 because a 1 GW site would need about a third of national supply.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
Kenya has about 3,000 MW of installed capacity according to the President, who aims for 10 GW by 2030.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile

Malaysia

Malaysia, led by Johor, has become one of Asia's fastest-growing data centre markets.

919.97 MWActual electricity use of 20 operating data centres, Johor, Johor, March 2026Official source
Grid
TNB is the grid operator.
Planning, water and heat
Johor Special Water and recycled water options are being introduced for data centres.

Last checked 9 Nov 2026Evidence 4 Profile

Mexico

In Mexico ODATA launched the first 72 MW (IT) facility at its QR03 campus in Querétaro on 30 April 2025, after energising 200 MW of campus power infrastructure in February 2025.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
No public data centre grid or demand figure was checked.

Last checked 1 Nov 2026Evidence 3 Profile

Netherlands

In the Netherlands the Dutch Data Center Association reports about 935 MW of operational colocation IT power in Q2 2026, up 6.6% in a year, and says grid congestion, permits and a lack of sites now limit growth.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
Grid congestion is named by the Dutch Data Center Association as a main limit on new capacity, together with permitting and site availability.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile

Nigeria

In Nigeria Equinix announced its USD 22 million LG3 site in November 2025 and Kasi Cloud launched LOS1 in May 2026, described in the press as the largest data centre in West Africa.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
No public data centre grid or demand figure was found.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile

Norway

In Norway NVE reports that data centres used about 3 TWh in 2025 and forecasts about 8 TWh in 2030, with about 10 GW of data centre capacity reserved or queued in the Statnett transmission grid.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
NVE describes about 10 GW of reserved and queued data centre capacity in the Statnett grid, far above current use.

Last checked 11 Nov 2026Evidence 4 Profile

Poland

In Poland the government announced in February 2025 a Microsoft investment of almost PLN 3 billion, and Atman opened its WAW-3 campus with 14.4 MW of IT power in September 2025.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
No official grid or demand forecast for data centres was found for Poland.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile

Qatar

Google launched its Doha cloud region in Qatar in April 2023 with three availability zones, and Microsoft opened its Qatar datacenter region in August 2022.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
No public data centre grid or demand figure was found.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is scaling data centre capacity from a small base as part of its AI and digital strategy.

467 MWOperational data centre capacity, Saudi Arabia, 2026-Q1Official source
Grid
Not disclosed in official sources reviewed.
Planning, water and heat
Not disclosed in official sources reviewed.

Last checked 18 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile

Singapore

Singapore is a mature, land and power constrained hub that rations new capacity.

at least 1.4 GWData centre capacity, Singapore, 2024-05Official source
Grid
Capacity is limited by power and land, and at least half of DC-CFA2 capacity must use green energy pathways such as biomethane, low-carbon ammonia or hydrogen.
Planning, water and heat
Green Mark for Data Centres 2024 and SS 715:2025 apply.

Last checked 18 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile

South Africa

For South Africa, Daily Maverick reported in February 2026 that announced expansions would push IT load above 1,200 MW.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
Operators are building their own renewable generation and wheeling it across the Eskom network to secure supply.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 5 Profile

Spain

In Spain SpainDC counts 439 MW of installed colocation and hyperscale IT power at the end of 2025 and sees up to 2,537 MW by 2030.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
Red Eléctrica grid access grants to data centres are much larger than installed capacity, which shows the gap between permits and delivery.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 7 Profile

Sweden

In Sweden Svenska kraftnät puts data centre electricity use at about 3 TWh today, with 2050 scenarios from 9 to 41 TWh.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
Svenska kraftnät scenarios for 2050 range widely, which shows how uncertain data centre demand is for grid planning.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 6 Profile

United Arab Emirates

The UAE is positioning itself as a regional AI infrastructure hub.

No comparable indicator published yet.

Grid
Not disclosed in official sources reviewed.
Planning, water and heat
Not disclosed in official sources reviewed.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 4 Profile

United Kingdom

The UK is Europe's largest colocation market by the government's own estimate, heavily concentrated in London.

125 GWDemand connection applications in GB queue, Great Britain, mid 2025Official source
Grid
Ofgem reported demand connection applications rising from 41 GW to 125 GW in under a year to mid 2025, driven largely by data centres, and proposed a refundable commitment fee to filter speculative projects (consultation
Planning, water and heat
Since 8 January 2026 large data centres in England can opt into the NSIP development consent route (SI 2026/13).

Last checked 18 Oct 2026Evidence 3 Profile

United States

The US is the largest data centre market and the centre of AI campus construction.

176 TWhData centre electricity consumption, United States, 2023Official source
Grid
Federal regulators are examining large-load interconnection.
Planning, water and heat
Water and permitting rules are state and local.

Last checked 19 Oct 2026Evidence 2 Profile

More countries are in research and appear here once they meet our publication rules. How we publish.

Watch

Official videos from the International Energy Agency, NVIDIA and Vertiv on power demand and AI data centres. They load from YouTube only when you press play.

How much electricity does AI actually use? International Energy Agency on YouTube. Watch on YouTube
GTC Berlin 2026: Power Demand, Increasing Grid Reliability and Resiliency NVIDIA on YouTube. Watch on YouTube
NEXTDC Liquid Cooling Centre of Excellence: A collaborative AI infrastructure project Vertiv on YouTube. Watch on YouTube

Common questions

What are market profiles?

A page per country showing how many data centres it has, what is being built, and what is holding it back, such as power or planning.

Why can't you give one world total?

Countries count in different ways, some in megawatts, some in racks, so adding them would mix apples and oranges. We show each figure with its own source.

Which country is the biggest data centre market?

The United States, by electricity use. China is second.

Why it matters Of all the electricity data centres used worldwide in 2024, about 45% was in the US and 25% in China.

  • US: around 45%
  • China: around 25% (2024)

Source: IEA

Why are some markets full?

Where the grid cannot supply more power, there is almost no empty space left to rent.

Why it matters In Northern Virginia, only about 3 in every 1,000 megawatts were empty.

  • Northern Virginia vacancy: around 0.3% (Q1 2026)

Source: CBRE