According to a 2024 forecast, global electricity consumption of data centers was projected to grow from 330 terawatt-hours in 2022 to over one petawatt-hour in 2030. This would represent around 3.7 percent of the total electricity consumption worldwide by the end of the period under consideration. Artificial intelligence accounted for around 4.5 percent of the data centers' electricity consumption in 2023. This figure is projected to grow over the next five years.
Electricity consumption of data centers worldwide in 2022 with forecasts until 2030
(in terawatt-hours and as a percentage)
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Deloitte. (November 18, 2024). Electricity consumption of data centers worldwide in 2022 with forecasts until 2030 (in terawatt-hours and as a percentage) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1560260/electricity-consumption-forecast-data-centers/
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