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Google, Microsoft consume more electric than some countries

Google and Microsoft, with an annual electricity consumption of 24 terawatt-hours each, exceed the electricity use of countries like Jordan, Iceland, Ghana, and North Korea. The combined electric consumption of the two tech giants surpasses that of Nigeria, which has a population of 223 million and uses 31 terawatt-hours of electricity per year.

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Increased energy consumptions parallel that of countries According to data from Visual Capitalist, Google and Microsoft each consume 24 terawatt-hours of electricity annually. This amount exceeds the electricity use of countries such as Jordan (20 terawatt-hours), Iceland (19 terawatt-hours), Ghana (19 terawatt-hours), and North Korea (18 terawatt-hours).