Data centers in Belgium
Datacenter Atlas tracks 57 facilities in Belgium, 47 data centers and 9 network points of presence: 0.7% of the global inventory and #31 worldwide by facility count.
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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →
Map
Largest hubs
A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.
Top operators
All 57 facilities
Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No PUE is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.
Disclosed IT load by state / region
| State / region | MW | Figures |
|---|---|---|
| Flemish Brabant | 16 | 1 |
Disclosed values only, campus figures counted once. Regions are assigned from each facility's coordinates (Natural Earth admin-1), so the rows add up to the national total.
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 80.3 TWh (2025)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 109 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 43.8 %
- Low-carbon share
- 79.9 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 41 of the 46 scored · 1 located at town level only is not scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 5
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 1.21
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 7,166 h/yr (82 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 137
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Water (86/100)
Water stress at this location today and in 2050, plus drought risk (WRI Aqueduct).
- Water
- Energy & grid
- Neighbourhood
- Concentration
- Policy context
- Observed conflict
Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method
Regulation
12 measures recorded
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Documented local conflicts & agreements
- Walloon minister refuses Google river-water cooling at Farciennes · 2026-08-14 · water dispute · blocked
- Wallonia permits Google Feluy data centre with heat-recovery and buffer conditions · 2024-04-10 · heat reuse commitment · approved with conditions
Announced large projects
- Google Farciennes data center campus (Ecopôle) · Google · under construction
- Google Saint-Ghislain campus expansion · Google · announced
Questions
How many data centers are there in Belgium?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 57 facilities in Belgium: 47 data centers, 9 network points of presence and 1 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in Belgium?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in Belgium are Datacenter United, LCL Belgium, EXA Infrastructure, Digital Realty, DCStar NV.
Where are data centers concentrated in Belgium?
The largest hubs by facility count are Brussels (29), Antwerp (8), Merelbeke (4), Oostkamp (3), Hasselt (2).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Belgium, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/belgium · ODbL / CC BY 4.0