Data centers in the Netherlands
Datacenter Atlas tracks 248 facilities in the Netherlands, 217 data centers and 28 network points of presence: 3% of the global inventory and #6 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 248 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Groningen | 24.8 | 2 |
| North Holland | 17.1 | 2 |
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
- 121.1 TWh (2025)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 254 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 51.2 %
- Low-carbon share
- 54.2 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 0 of the 214 scored · 3 located at town level only are not scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 0.59
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 0.34
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 7,458 h/yr (85 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 88
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Policy context (99/100)
Restrictive rules in force in the country (zoning, grid, water, heat reuse, moratoria). It goes up when such rules exist, because they show contestation has reached the political level.
- 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
17 measures recorded
See the rules on the regulation map → · Compare with neighbouring countries →
Documented local conflicts & agreements
- Amsterdam bars new data centres and expansions · 2025-04-18 · moratorium · moratorium active
- Meta drops Zeewolde hyperscale data centre after local backlash · 2022-07-01 · project withdrawn · withdrawn
- Hollands Kroon coalition pulls back from further hyperscale data centres · 2022-06-28 · other · unknown
- Dutch government pauses new hyperscale data centres · 2022-02 · moratorium · moratorium lifted
- Amsterdam and Haarlemmermeer impose data centre moratorium · 2019-07-12 · moratorium · moratorium lifted
Announced large projects
- Volt Rotterdam AI Gigafactory (Port of Rotterdam) · Volt · announced · 800 MW announced
- Equinix Lelystad campus (Flevokust Haven) · Equinix · permitting · 150 MW announced
Questions
How many data centers are there in the Netherlands?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 248 facilities in the Netherlands: 217 data centers, 28 network points of presence and 3 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in the Netherlands?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in the Netherlands are NorthC, Equinix, Digital Realty, Microsoft, Relined Fiber Network.
Where are data centers concentrated in the Netherlands?
The largest hubs by facility count are Amsterdam (121), Rotterdam (27), Eindhoven (16), Middenmeer (14), Eemshaven (11).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Netherlands, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/netherlands · ODbL / CC BY 4.0