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South Africa · asset class
Data Centres in South Africa
South Africa has 2 data centres mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 5th-largest fleet of the 35 countries that hold any, and 3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 2 operating.
The largest owner-operators are AWS (1), Multiple (colocation hub) (1) and Teraco (1) — AWS alone is named on 50% of them.
2
Data Centre in South Africa
#5
of 35 countries
On the interactive map
Who owns South Africa's data centres
- AWS1 50%
- Multiple (colocation hub)1 50%
- Teraco1 50%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How South Africa compares · data centres by country
- 1. United States25
- 10. Malaysia2
- 11. Norway2
- 12. Saudi Arabia2
- 13. South Africa2
- 14. Austria1
- 15. Brazil1
- 16. Switzerland1
Frequently asked
- How many data centres are there in South Africa?
- OverWatts maps 2 data centres in South Africa — 3% of the world's mapped total, the 5th-largest national fleet of the 35 countries with any.
- Who owns the data centres in South Africa?
- AWS is named as owner or operator on the most — 1 of 2 (50%). Next are Multiple (colocation hub) (1) and Teraco (1).