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Data centers in Iceland

Datacenter Atlas tracks 40 facilities in Iceland, 35 data centers and 4 network points of presence: 0.5% of the global inventory and #38 worldwide by facility count.

Facilities
40
35 data centers · 4 network points of presence
Operating IT load (disclosed)
3 MW
1 facility discloses MW
Avg. disclosed PUE
1.2
6 facilities
Networks present
56
4 sites host an internet exchange

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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 →

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Largest hubs

  1. Reykjanesbær24
  2. Reykjavik12
  3. Akureyri2
  4. Blönduós2

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

  1. atNorth18
  2. Borealis Data Center6
  3. Verne Global3
  4. Advania Ísland ehf.3
  5. Internet á Íslandi hf3
  6. DataCell1
  7. Opin Kerfi hf.1
  8. Mila hf.1
  9. Stormur Datacenters ehf.1

All 40 facilities

Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map.

FacilityOperatorCityIT load (MW)PUENetworksRecord quality
atNorth ICE01atNorthHafnafjörður3.21.20A
Verne IcelandVerne GlobalReykjanesbær––15B
RIX-K2Internet á Íslandi hfReykjavik––8B
ICE01Advania Ísland ehf.Hafnarfjörður––6B
ICE02Advania Ísland ehf.Reykjanesbæ––5A
RIX-TGInternet á Íslandi hfReykjavik––5B
Ármúli 25Mila hf.Reykjavik––4B
ICE03Advania Ísland ehf.Akureyri––4B
RIX-MHInternet á Íslandi hfReykjavik––3B
Reykjavik DCOpin Kerfi hf.Reykjavik––3B
SDC CapitalStormur Datacenters ehf.Reykjavik––2B
DataCell Keflavik 1DataCellKeflavik––1B
Fitjar CampusBorealis Data CenterReykjanesbær––0A
M21atNorthReykjanesbær–1.2–A
M13atNorthReykjanesbær–––A
M23atNorthReykjanesbær–1.2–A
M06atNorthReykjanesbær–––A
M04atNorthReykjanesbær–––A
M03atNorthReykjanesbær–––A
M11atNorthReykjanesbær–––A
M22atNorthReykjanesbær–1.2–A
M15atNorthReykjanesbær–––A
M14atNorthReykjanesbær–––A
Reykjavík DCBorealis Data CenterReykjavík–––A
M02atNorthReykjanesbær–––A
M01atNorthReykjanesbær–––A
M24atNorthReykjanesbær–1.2–A
M05atNorthReykjanesbær–––A
M12atNorthReykjanesbær–––A
Verne GagnaverVerne Global––––B
Verne GagnaverVerne Global––––B
Borealis Data CenterBorealis Data CenterReykjavík––0B
ICE02 CampusatNorth––1.2–B
BlönduósBorealis Data Center––––B
Blönduós CampusBorealis Data CenterBlönduós––0B
Reykjavík CampusBorealis Data CenterReykjavík––0B
atNorth ICE03atNorthAkureyri––0B
Þjóðbraut 838–––––B
Unnamed facility–Hafnarfjörður–––B
Unnamed facility–––––B
Rows 1–40 of 40

Disclosed IT load by state / region

State / regionMWFigures
Reykjavík3.21

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
19.1 TWh (2024)
Grid carbon intensity
28 gCO₂/kWh
Renewables share
100 %
Low-carbon share
100 %

Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method

Water & climate exposure

Water stress index (data centers, median)
7/100 v0.2 (world median 39 · Europe 26)
Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
0 of the 35 scored
Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
0
Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
1.43
Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
8,766 h/yr (100 %)
Median cooling degree days
0

Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method

Social friction index

5/100 · v0.3 · world median 42 · Europe 42

Main driver: Concentration (63/100)

How many tracked facilities lie within 10 km: the cumulative impact of a cluster.

Water
5
Energy & grid
38
Neighbourhood
29
Concentration
63
Policy context
39
Observed conflict
2

Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method

Regulation

1 measure recorded

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Documented local conflicts & agreements

Announced large projects

No announced project ≥ 100 MW tracked yet.

Questions

How many data centers are there in Iceland?

Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 40 facilities in Iceland: 35 data centers, 4 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 Iceland?

The operators with the most tracked facilities in Iceland are atNorth, Borealis Data Center, Verne Global, Advania Ísland ehf., Internet á Íslandi hf.

Where are data centers concentrated in Iceland?

The largest hubs by facility count are Reykjanesbær (24), Reykjavik (12), Akureyri (2), Blönduós (2).

Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Iceland, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/iceland · ODbL / CC BY 4.0