An open dataset of every major data center planned or under construction worldwide as of 2026.
65 sites | 4 regions | Community maintained
Live interactive map: roboticforce.io/datacentermap
All data lives in data/datacenters.json. Each entry includes:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
integer | Unique ID |
name |
string | City/region name |
operator |
string or null | Developing company |
lat / lng |
number | Coordinates |
region |
string | Americas, Europe, EMEA, Asia-Pacific |
size |
string | mega (>3 GW), large (1-3 GW), medium (250 MW-1 GW), small (<250 MW) |
status |
string | announced, planned, under-construction, operational |
power_mw |
integer or null | Capacity in MW |
sources |
array | Source URLs |
added |
string | Date added (YYYY-MM-DD) |
notes |
string or null | Additional context |
Full schema: schema/datacenter.schema.json
See CONTRIBUTING.md for how to add or correct entries.
Every PR is automatically validated by GitHub Actions before merge.
- ~3,000-3,500 facilities globally announced or under construction
- ~190 GW announced IT load pipeline (50+ MW projects)
- ~$3 trillion total investment through 2030
- ~1,000-1,600 sq km estimated land footprint
- 15+ billion liters/year water consumption
Original infographic by @HealthRanger via NaturalNews.com. Data is approximately 99% accurate - minor geographic variance or typos may be present.
Dataset: CC BY 4.0 - free to use with attribution.