Microsoft's water withdrawals increased more than 60 percent since 2020, reaching roughly 13 billion liters in 2023. The company's growth in water withdrawals is mainly associated with the increasing demand for cooling in data centers.
Water withdrawals by Microsoft worldwide from FY 2020 to FY 2023
(in million liters)
Characteristic
Water withdrawals in million liters
2020
7,936
2021
8,068
2022
10,706
2023
12,951
02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000
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