This article is part of our “Chart of the Week” series . Data centers use more electricity in the U.S. than in any other country — China included. In 2025, nearly 40% of all power demand from data centers came from facilities based in the U.S., according to this year's Statistical Review of World Energy from the…
Data centers use more power in the US than in any other country
Brief
Data centers in the U.S. consumed nearly 40% of global data-center electricity demand in 2025, making U.S. facilities the largest national power consumers for datacentering—surpassing China. The finding comes from the 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy and is reported by Dan McCarthy at Canary Media (published July 3, 2026).
Why it matters
In 2025, U.S.-based data centers accounted for nearly 40% of global data-center power demand, per the 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy.
Key details
- The U.S. now uses more electricity for data centers than any other country—including China; article by Dan McCarthy, Canary Media, published 2026-07-03.