Data centers in the United Arab Emirates
Datacenter Atlas tracks 24 facilities in the United Arab Emirates, 18 data centers and 6 network points of presence: 0.3% of the global inventory and #47 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
- Dubai13
- Abu Dhabi3
- Kizad2
- UMM AL QUWAIN1
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 24 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.
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 177 TWh (2024)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 468 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 8.8 %
- Low-carbon share
- 31.7 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 18 of the 18 scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 5
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 4
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 181 h/yr (2 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 4,053
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Water (100/100)
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
1 measure recorded
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Documented local conflicts & agreements
No documented case yet. Know one? Send it with a source.
Announced large projects
- Stargate UAE (UAE-US AI Campus, Abu Dhabi) · G42 / Khazna Data Centers · under construction · 1,000 MW announced
Questions
How many data centers are there in the United Arab Emirates?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 24 facilities in the United Arab Emirates: 18 data centers, 6 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 the United Arab Emirates?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in the United Arab Emirates are Khazna Data Centers Limited, Amazon Web Services, datamena, Equinix, Gulf Data Hub.
Where are data centers concentrated in the United Arab Emirates?
The largest hubs by facility count are Dubai (13), Abu Dhabi (3), Kizad (2), UMM AL QUWAIN (1).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). United Arab Emirates, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/united-arab-emirates · ODbL / CC BY 4.0