Electricity use in data centers run by Google and Microsoft accounted for 24 terawatt hours in 2023, greater than that of the country of Jordan. The training of AI models has heavily contributed to an increase in energy requirements, leading a number of big tech companies to consume more energy than countries.
Total electricity consumption of largest tech companies and select countries worldwide between 2022 and 2023
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Visual Capitalist. (August 11, 2024). Total electricity consumption of largest tech companies and select countries worldwide between 2022 and 2023 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488822/company-and-country-electricity-consumption/
Visual Capitalist. "Total electricity consumption of largest tech companies and select countries worldwide between 2022 and 2023 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. August 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488822/company-and-country-electricity-consumption/
Visual Capitalist. (2024). Total electricity consumption of largest tech companies and select countries worldwide between 2022 and 2023 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488822/company-and-country-electricity-consumption/
Visual Capitalist. "Total Electricity Consumption of Largest Tech Companies and Select Countries Worldwide between 2022 and 2023 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488822/company-and-country-electricity-consumption/
Visual Capitalist, Total electricity consumption of largest tech companies and select countries worldwide between 2022 and 2023 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488822/company-and-country-electricity-consumption/ (last visited September 12, 2024)
Total electricity consumption of largest tech companies and select countries worldwide between 2022 and 2023 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], Visual Capitalist, August 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488822/company-and-country-electricity-consumption/
