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Global data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintage vs Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Global data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintage and Carbon intensity of electricity generation, drawn over time. No period has an observed value for both, so the two are not set side by side.

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Global data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintage

Unit: TWh · 2 observations

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Global data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintageGlobal data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintage. 2 observations from 2025 to 2030, ranging from 485 TWh to 950 TWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 950 TWh (2030). TWh 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 485 950
Global data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintageGlobal data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintage. 2 observations from 2025 to 2030, ranging from 485 TWh to 950 TWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 950 TWh (2030). TWh 0 300 600 900 1,200 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 485 950
Global data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintageGlobal data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintage. 2 observations from 2025 to 2030, ranging from 485 TWh to 950 TWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 950 TWh (2030). TWh 0 300 600 900 1,200 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 485 950
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Global data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintage
Period Type Value
2025 Estimate 485 TWh
2030 Forecast 950 TWh
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Unit: gCO2/kWh · 2 observations

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Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 445 415
Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 445 415
Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 FORECAST 445 415
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Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 445 gCO2/kWh
2026 Forecast 415 gCO2/kWh
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Global data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintage

Annual electricity consumed by all data centres globally, not AI-only facilities; April 2026 historical estimate or central projection.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Emissions intensity of electricity generation, measured as greenhouse gas emissions in carbon dioxide equivalent (gCO2e) per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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