These are the countries which have officially built the most data centers — and the ones where people are getting concerned about water consumption the most
THE SO WHAT
Data center growth is colliding with water stress—when a quarter of the fastest-growing countries are already under “extremely high” water stress, siting becomes a political and operational risk. If you’re planning AI infra, you now have to underwrite water and cooling constraints alongside power and land.
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