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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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According to Google's 2024 Environmental Report, electricity use by data centers increased by 17% in 2023, with Google's data centers accounting for 10% of global data center electricity use.