Data centers in Costa Rica
Datacenter Atlas tracks 13 facilities in Costa Rica, 9 data centers and 4 network points of presence: 0.2% of the global inventory and #63 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
- San Jose12
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 13 facilities
Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No IT load, PUE is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.
| Facility | Operator | City | Networks | Record quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRIX | CRIX | San Jose | 4 | B |
| American Data | American Data Networks | Sabana Sur | 0 | B |
| ADN Datacenters | ADN Solutions S.A. (Rokru Int.) | Alajuela | 0 | B |
| Navégalo Data Center Costa Rica (CR2) | Navégalo | Guachipelin | 0 | B |
| ICE - Centro de Datos | ICE | – | – | B |
| Centro de Datos - Banco Nacional | Banco Nacional | – | – | B |
| Navégalo Data Center Costa Rica (CR1) | Navégalo | San Jose | 0 | B |
| Cyberfuel Data Center | Cyberfuel | Santa Ana | 0 | B |
| Archivo Judicial | – | – | – | B |
| Centro de Cómputo | – | – | – | B |
| Edificio de Operaciones | – | – | – | B |
| Microsoft | Microsoft | San José | – | B |
| Amazon | Amazon Web Services | – | – | B |
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 12.5 TWh (2025)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 24 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 100 %
- Low-carbon share
- 100 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 0 of the 9 scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 1.08
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 0.89
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 33 h/yr (0 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 2,222
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Neighbourhood (74/100)
How close people live: residents within 1 km and distance to the nearest homes. High = many close neighbours.
- Water
- Energy & grid
- Neighbourhood
- Concentration
- Observed conflict
- Policy context
- regulation not researched (pillar left out)
Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method
Documented local conflicts & agreements
No documented case yet. Know one? Send it with a source.
Announced large projects
No announced project ≥ 100 MW tracked yet.
Questions
How many data centers are there in Costa Rica?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 13 facilities in Costa Rica: 9 data centers, 4 network points of presence and 0 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in Costa Rica?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in Costa Rica are Navégalo, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, ICE, Banco Nacional.
Where are data centers concentrated in Costa Rica?
The largest hubs by facility count are San Jose (12).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Costa Rica, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/costa-rica · ODbL / CC BY 4.0