Green Data Centres Market Size to Reach USD 160.87 Billion by 2031 as Energy-Efficient Infrastructure, Liquid Cooling, and Sustainable Colocation Investment Accelerate

April 19, 2026 - The global Green Data Centres Market reached USD 57.84 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 160.87 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 18.87% during 2026-2031, based on the market data provided. The market is expanding rapidly as operators respond to surging AI and cloud workloads, stricter energy and emissions targets, and rising pressure to improve power usage effectiveness, water efficiency, and renewable-energy sourcing across data center infrastructure. Adjacent market trackers continue to show similar momentum, with Grand View Research estimating the broader green data center market at USD 70.45 billion in 2024 and identifying North America as the largest regional contributor.

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Growth is being supported by rising demand for solutions and services, stronger adoption among large enterprises, and expanding investment across BFSI, media and entertainment, retail, IT and telecom, healthcare, manufacturing, and government workloads. Public segment data indicates that the solution segment generated USD 44.59 billion in 2024, while large enterprises accounted for USD 50.72 billion in 2024, highlighting where commercial spending is currently concentrated. Those figures reinforce that buyers are prioritizing integrated infrastructure and large-scale enterprise deployments rather than niche sustainability projects.

Recent Developments

Recent developments show that the competitive landscape is shifting toward AI-ready sustainable infrastructure, higher-efficiency power architectures, and digital-twin-led data center design. On March 16, 2026, Schneider Electric announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to develop validated blueprints to design, simulate, build, operate, and maintain gigawatt-scale AI factories, directly linking digital twin tools with next-generation sustainable data center infrastructure.

On March 31, 2026, ABB announced an expanded collaboration with VoltaGrid to deliver rapidly deployable power infrastructure for hyperscale AI workloads. ABB said it will supply 35 synchronous condensers with flywheel and prefabricated eHouse units, reflecting how grid support and efficient power architecture are becoming central to greener high-density data center deployment.

Equinix was named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape 2025-2026 Worldwide Datacenter Services Sustainability Vendor Assessment, with the company highlighting energy management, decarbonization tools, water reuse, and green financing as differentiators. That recognition reinforces the importance of measurable sustainability capabilities in the colocation segment.

Digital Realty also continues to position sustainability as a core operating theme, emphasizing climate resilience, environmental performance, and sustainable data center design through its official sustainability resources and data center design materials.

Segment Analysis
By Component: Solution

The solution segment is the largest component category. Grand View Research says the global solution segment generated USD 44,589.9 million in 2024. Using your supplied global market base of USD 57.84 billion in 2023 as a directional benchmark, the solution layer clearly represents the majority of market value, driven by cooling systems, power management, monitoring software, renewable integration, and energy-optimization infrastructure. The segment's size reflects the fact that green data center investment is still centered first on physical and digital infrastructure upgrades rather than only advisory or support services.

By Enterprise Size: Large Enterprises

The large enterprises segment is the leading enterprise-size category. Grand View Research estimates that large enterprises represented USD 50,721.9 million in 2024 globally, showing that the market is overwhelmingly led by organizations with large IT estates, hyperscale-like compute needs, and the capital to invest in low-carbon infrastructure. This segment dominates because large enterprises and cloud-scale buyers face the greatest pressure to reduce energy intensity while maintaining uptime, AI-readiness, and compliance with internal sustainability targets.

Market Segmentation

The Green Data Centres Market is segmented by Component into Solution and Service. By Enterprise Size, the market covers Large Enterprises and Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs). By End-use, it includes BFSI, Media and Entertainment, Retail, IT & Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Government & Defense, and Others. Regionally, the market spans North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Key companies cited in the market include ABB Ltd., Asetek, Delta Electronics, Digital Realty Trust, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Equinix, Fujitsu, General Electric, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Huawei, Hitachi, IBM, Schneider Electric, and Siemens AG.

Regional Analysis
United States

The United States remains the most important national market for green data centers. IMARC estimates the U.S. green data center market at USD 16.6 billion in 2024, with growth to USD 39.2 billion by 2033 at a 9.85% CAGR. Relative to your global market value of USD 57.84 billion in 2023, this suggests a directional U.S. share of roughly 28% to 29%, though I'd treat that as an estimate because the year bases are not identical. Grand View Research also says the U.S. green data center market is expected to grow at a 16.2% CAGR from 2025 to 2030, reinforcing the country's leadership in sustainable data center deployment.

U.S. growth trends are being driven by hyperscale AI capacity, colocation demand, renewable-energy procurement, and a stronger focus on liquid cooling and efficient power distribution. Policy support matters as well. The U.S. continues to benefit from energy-efficiency standards, corporate clean-energy procurement, and broader federal and state pressure around emissions, power resilience, and infrastructure modernization. I'm making a grounded inference here that these forces strengthen the operating environment for green data center adoption because public green-data-center market summaries consistently cite environmental regulation and sustainability goals as major demand drivers.

Japan

Japan is one of the most attractive Asia-Pacific growth markets. IMARC estimates the Japan green data center market reached USD 6.6 billion in 2025 and could reach USD 25.6 billion by 2034 at a 16.35% CAGR. Grand View Research separately projects the Japan green data center market to reach USD 18.1 billion by 2030 with a 23.9% CAGR from 2025 to 2030, indicating particularly strong momentum. Relative to your global market base, Japan represents a meaningful and fast-growing share of future investment.

Japan's growth trend is closely tied to the country's net-zero by 2050 direction and to rising demand for sustainable digital infrastructure. IMARC explicitly identifies carbon-neutrality goals, environmental regulation, and the need to reduce the footprint of IT infrastructure as core drivers. In practice, that policy backdrop favors green data centers because operators must manage energy efficiency, power density, and sustainability performance together as digital demand rises.

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Company Profiles
Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is one of the strongest infrastructure players in the green data center market because it combines power, cooling, software, and sustainability expertise. Its official investor materials show 2025 revenue of EUR 40 billion, underscoring its global scale. In data centers, Schneider continues to position itself around energy technology, resilient power systems, AI-ready thermal infrastructure, and digital-twin-based design workflows. Its March 2026 collaboration with NVIDIA around gigawatt-scale AI factory blueprints further strengthens its relevance in the green data center segment.

Equinix

Equinix is one of the most important colocation and interconnection players in the market. Its official sustainability resources highlight decarbonization, water reuse, energy management, and green financing, while IDC MarketScape recognized the company as a leader in sustainable datacenter services for 2025-2026. That gives Equinix a strong position where enterprise buyers increasingly want sustainability performance alongside connectivity, resilience, and global footprint.

Digital Realty

Digital Realty is highly relevant because it operates at global data center scale while positioning sustainability as a core part of facility design and operations. Its official sustainability pages emphasize climate resilience and environmental performance, and its sustainable data center materials focus on energy-efficient, LEED-oriented, lower-footprint infrastructure. That makes Digital Realty one of the clearest examples of green data center strategy translating into colocation and hyperscale-ready execution.

Analyst View

The Green Data Centres Market is moving from efficiency upgrades toward a broader infrastructure transformation built around solutions-led investment, large-enterprise demand, and AI-scale sustainable operations. The strongest commercial opportunities appear to be forming around power architecture, advanced cooling, digital-twin-based optimization, and green colocation capacity. The United States remains the clearest scale market because of hyperscale investment and sustainability pressure, while Japan stands out as a fast-growth market supported by carbon-neutrality goals and rising digital infrastructure demand. Vendors that can combine energy efficiency, AI readiness, and measurable sustainability outcomes are likely to capture the largest share of market growth through 2031.

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