Microsoft Data Center Water Use by Region
Microsoft publishes withdrawal figures in Microsoft 2026 Environmental Data Fact Sheet (2025 data): 29 rows below. The largest is Quincy (WA), at 341.3 million gallons of withdrawal in 2025. Every figure is copied from the report with its page, and none is estimated.
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| Quincy (WA) | 341.3 | |
| Phoenix (AZ) | 259.2 | |
| Singapore (SG) | 111.7 | |
| San Antonio (TX) | 111.0 | |
| Boydton (VA) | 95.6 | |
| Des Moines (IA) | 69.7 | |
| Ashburn (VA) | 63.1 | |
| Chicago (IL) | 53.9 | |
| Cheyenne (WY) | 49.7 | |
| Jakarta (ID) | 22.2 | |
| East Wenatchee (WA) | 13.5 | |
| Hollands Kroon (NL) | 12.2 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (MY) | 6.1 | |
| Atlanta (GA) | 5.0 | |
| Queretaro (MX) | 5.0 | |
| Dublin (IE) | 4.8 | |
| Madrid (ES) | 4.0 | |
| Gävle-Sandviken (published as 'Gävle - Sandviken') (SE) | 3.7 | |
| Manassas (VA) | 2.9 | |
| Melbourne (AU) | 2.4 | |
| Sydney (AU) | 2.1 | |
| Busan (KR) | 1.8 | |
| Milan (IT) | 1.6 | |
| Taipei (TW) | 1.1 | |
| Vienna (AT) | 1.1 | |
| Copenhagen (DK) | 0.8 | |
| Warsaw (PL) | 0.5 | |
| Malmo (SE) | 0.3 | |
| Auckland (NZ) |
Millions of U.S. gallons.
- Microsoft 2026 Environmental Data Fact Sheet: withdrawal by location.
- Microsoft 2026 Environmental Data Fact Sheet (FY25), Table 15
- , 29 reported rows
How this was built
Each value is copied from the operator's report in the unit it published, then converted to U.S. gallons (1 megaliter = 264,172 gallons; 1 liter = 0.264172 gallons). The table shows millions of gallons. The CSV of every operator is on the main page.
To compare a site with a hypothetical load, use the data center water use calculator, which shows the closest reported site. For how cooling type changes the numbers, see cooling types and water. Facility records, efficiency figures and power deals for Microsoft are on its operator page.
Limits of this data
- Only the measures Microsoft publishes appear; a blank cell means it does not publish that measure for that row.
- Withdrawal is water taken in, not water consumed; part of it is returned. It is not comparable with another operator's consumption.
- Site names and boundaries are the operator's. A campus can include several buildings and phases.
- Water used to generate the electricity a site consumes is not included.
Sources
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