With a growing worry about human impact on the environment, internet technologies have become a potential solution to reduce the footprint of physical technologies. However, according to the source, which assessed the impact of the fabrication and usage of digital and internet technologies on energy depletion, greenhouse gas emissions, water and other resources, internet users accounted for ** percent of the total energy consumption of digital technology in France in 2020. Furthermore, the users were also responsible for ** percent of water consumption of digital technology production and usage. Networks accounted for ** percent of the depletion of abiotic resources.
* This indicator of contribution to the depletion of abiotic resources only takes into account the resources "Matter". Fossil energy, which is also an abiotic resource, is not taken into account. On the other hand, the petroleum, if it is used to make plastic, is taken into account.
** The data centers considered are only those operating in France. The weight of the centers IT would be slightly higher (by a few %) if we included all those used by the French and which are partly located abroad.
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GreenIT.fr. (January 17, 2021). Resource depletion percentage of internet users, networks and data centers in France in 2020, by type of resource [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222377/digital-and-internet-impact-environment-resource-usage/
GreenIT.fr. "Resource depletion percentage of internet users, networks and data centers in France in 2020, by type of resource." Chart. January 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222377/digital-and-internet-impact-environment-resource-usage/
GreenIT.fr. (2021). Resource depletion percentage of internet users, networks and data centers in France in 2020, by type of resource. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222377/digital-and-internet-impact-environment-resource-usage/
GreenIT.fr. "Resource Depletion Percentage of Internet Users, Networks and Data Centers in France in 2020, by Type of Resource." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222377/digital-and-internet-impact-environment-resource-usage/
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Resource depletion percentage of internet users, networks and data centers in France in 2020, by type of resource [Graph], GreenIT.fr, January 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222377/digital-and-internet-impact-environment-resource-usage/
