BY THE NUMBERS
The world behind the numbers.
A closer look at AI’s physical footprint. Every chart keeps its units, dates, scope, and source attached.
GLOBAL DATA-CENTER INVESTMENT$500bn
Estimated investment in 2024.
All data centers, not AI alone.
SHARE OF GLOBAL ELECTRICITY1.5%
Data centers’ estimated share in 2024.
Concentrated local demand matters too.
GLOBAL DATA-CENTER ELECTRICITY DEMAND
TWh / yearA growing appetite for power.
IEA’s 2025 base-case outlook. The 2030 value is a projection, not an observed result. These totals include AI and other data-center workloads.
Source: International Energy Agency, 2025A useful distinction.
Company-wide capital expenditure, data-center investment, and AI-specific spending measure different things. We don’t add them together or call them interchangeable.