Amazon reveals datacenters consumed 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, pledges water positive goal by 2030
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Summary
Amazon disclosed that its global datacenter network consumed approximately 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025. The company downplayed this figure by comparing it to US residential lawn and garden water usage, and reiterated its commitment to becoming "water positive" by 2030. The disclosure comes amid growing scrutiny of hyperscaler water consumption for cooling purposes.
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· 2 pulledAmazon says its datacenters used about 2.5 billion gallons of water last year, but claims that's far less than rival hyperscalers
Amazon says its datacenters used about 2.5 billion gallons of water last year, but claims that's far less than rival hyperscalers and that it remains on track to become 'water positive' by 2030
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