Global data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintage vs Fossil CO2 emissions
Global data centre electricity consumption, IEA April 2026 vintage and Fossil CO2 emissions, 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
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below
Fossil CO2 emissions
Unit: million tonnes · 35 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Estimate | 22,732.1 million tonnes |
| 1991 | Estimate | 23,205.6 million tonnes |
| 1992 | Estimate | 22,520.4 million tonnes |
| 1993 | Estimate | 22,749.9 million tonnes |
| 1994 | Estimate | 22,974.6 million tonnes |
| 1995 | Estimate | 23,516.6 million tonnes |
| 1996 | Estimate | 24,233.5 million tonnes |
| 1997 | Estimate | 24,380.3 million tonnes |
| 1998 | Estimate | 24,295.7 million tonnes |
| 1999 | Estimate | 24,837.8 million tonnes |
| 2000 | Estimate | 25,511.5 million tonnes |
| 2001 | Estimate | 25,693 million tonnes |
| 2002 | Estimate | 26,265.3 million tonnes |
| 2003 | Estimate | 27,652.7 million tonnes |
| 2004 | Estimate | 28,610 million tonnes |
| 2005 | Estimate | 29,599 million tonnes |
| 2006 | Estimate | 30,594.2 million tonnes |
| 2007 | Estimate | 31,499.3 million tonnes |
| 2008 | Estimate | 32,049.7 million tonnes |
| 2009 | Estimate | 31,513 million tonnes |
| 2010 | Estimate | 33,317.7 million tonnes |
| 2011 | Estimate | 34,480 million tonnes |
| 2012 | Estimate | 34,954.7 million tonnes |
| 2013 | Estimate | 35,275.8 million tonnes |
| 2014 | Estimate | 35,465.7 million tonnes |
| 2015 | Estimate | 35,403.5 million tonnes |
| 2016 | Estimate | 35,392.8 million tonnes |
| 2017 | Estimate | 35,974.6 million tonnes |
| 2018 | Estimate | 36,734 million tonnes |
| 2019 | Estimate | 37,086.6 million tonnes |
| 2020 | Estimate | 35,158.2 million tonnes |
| 2021 | Estimate | 36,866.9 million tonnes |
| 2022 | Estimate | 37,527.8 million tonnes |
| 2023 | Estimate | 38,094 million tonnes |
| 2024 | Estimate | 38,598.6 million tonnes |
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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
Fossil CO2 emissions
Annual carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes (such as cement manufacture).
35 observations charted in Global · source organisations: GCP
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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