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Amazon says its data centers used ~2.5B gallons of water in 2025, or 0.12 liters of water per kWh, and water use at sites it owns and operates fell 2% from 2024 (Anvee Bhutani/Wall Street Journal)
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Amazon’s data centers consumed roughly 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, equating to about 0.12 liters per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated. The water usage is primarily for cooling systems, and overall consumption at sites owned and operated by the company declined by 2 percent compared with the previous year.
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How it was reported
- TechMeme·Amazon says its data centers used ~2.5B gallons of water in 2025, or 0.12 liters of water per kWh, and water use at sites it owns and operates fell 2% from 2024 (Anvee Bhutani/Wall Street Journal)
- Hacker News·Amazon Says Its Data Centers Use 2.5B Gallons of Water
Amazon's data centers use 2.5 billion gallons of water. This significant water usage is for cooling systems. Amazon operates large data centers.
- The Verge·Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year
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