How many data centers are in United Arab Emirates?

There are 36 tracked data center facilities in United Arab Emirates, operated by 4 different operators.

What is the total data center capacity in United Arab Emirates?

The total tracked power capacity across data centers in United Arab Emirates is 2565 MW.

Which cities in United Arab Emirates have the most data centers?

The top cities in United Arab Emirates by data center count are: Dubai (24), Abu Dhabi (12).

Data Centers in United Arab Emirates

36 facilities across 2 cities

Total Facilities

Total Operators

2565 MW

Total Capacity

1.56

Average PUE

500

Average

Carbon (gCO2/kWh)

IXP Count

Country Intelligence Brief

United Arab Emirates hosts 36 data center facilities operated by 4 organizations across 2 cities. The country's data center infrastructure is concentrated in Dubai (24 facilities), followed by Abu Dhabi (12 facilities). With a grid carbon intensity of 500 gCO2/kWh, United Arab Emirates ranks as moderate for sustainable cloud deployment. The country is served by 1 Internet Exchange Point with 90 connected networks.

Infrastructure Density Map

Top 2 cities by facility count

Dubai

Abu Dhabi

Facility Type Distribution

27Colocation

9Hyperscale

Competitive Landscape

Operators ranked by facility presence in United Arab Emirates.

Operator	Market Position	Facilities	Facility Types	Cities	Total Capacity	Avg PUE	Certifications
Etisalat	Leader	16	Colocation	Abu Dhabi, Dubai	1275 MW	1.56Average	ISO 14001ISO 27001PCI DSSSOC 2
Gulf Data Hub	Major	11	Colocation	Dubai	553 MW	1.57Average	ISO 14001ISO 27001PCI DSSSOC 2Uptime Tier III
Khazna	Major	8	Hyperscale	Abu Dhabi, Dubai	737 MW	1.57Average	ISO 14001ISO 27001PCI DSSSOC 2
Amazon Web Services	Present	1	Hyperscale	Dubai	N/A	1.28Good	ISO 27001SOC 2

Sustainability

Carbon Intensity

500gCO2/kWh

Average

Energy Mix

Renewable33%

Nuclear5%

Fossil63%

Green Score

40.9/ 100

Based on avg PUE and grid carbon intensity

vs Global Average

+53%

173 gCO2/kWh above global avg (327)

Internet Exchange Points

View all IXPs

Name	City	Participants	Peak Traffic	Avg Traffic
UAE-IX Dubai	Dubai	90	300 Gbps	180 Gbps

Connectivity Score

Total IXP Capacity

300 Gbps

Sum of peak traffic across all IXPs

Avg Participants / IXP

Average connected networks per exchange

Connectivity Rating

Developing

Based on 1 IXP in country

Total Networks

Connected participants across all IXPs

Nearest IXPs from Dubai

UAE-IX DubaiDubai

90 participants3 km

Cities

City	Facilities	Operators	Total Capacity
Dubai	24	4	1629 MW
Abu Dhabi	12	2	936 MW

All Facilities

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AWS ME-Central-1 (UAE)

Verified

Amazon Web Services·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

hyperscale

Capacity

N/A

Tier

N/A

PUE

1.28

SOC 2ISO 27001

Etisalat Abu Dhabi

Verified

Etisalat·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

117.3 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.40

SOC 2ISO 27001

Etisalat Abu Dhabi 2

Etisalat·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

101.7 MW

Tier

Tier 4

PUE

1.80

SOC 2

Etisalat Abu Dhabi 3

Verified

Etisalat·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

16.6 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.54

SOC 2ISO 27001

Etisalat Abu Dhabi 4

Etisalat·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

85.2 MW

Tier

Tier 2

PUE

1.87

SOC 2ISO 27001

Etisalat Abu Dhabi 5

Verified

Etisalat·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

117.3 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.59

SOC 2

Etisalat Abu Dhabi 6

Verified

Etisalat·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

128.5 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.74

SOC 2ISO 27001

Etisalat Abu Dhabi 7

Verified

Etisalat·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

3.2 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.72

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSISO 14001

Etisalat Abu Dhabi DC

Etisalat·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

10 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.52

ISO 27001

Etisalat Dubai

Verified

Etisalat·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

127.1 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.71

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSISO 14001

Etisalat Dubai 2

Etisalat·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

48 MW

Tier

Tier 2

PUE

1.25

SOC 2ISO 27001

Etisalat Dubai 3

Verified

Etisalat·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

125 MW

Tier

Tier 2

PUE

1.70

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSS

Etisalat Dubai 4

Verified

Etisalat·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

64.3 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.39

SOC 2ISO 27001

Etisalat Dubai 5

Verified

Etisalat·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

89.2 MW

Tier

Tier 2

PUE

1.50

SOC 2ISO 27001

Etisalat Dubai 6

Verified

Etisalat·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

101.1 MW

Tier

Tier 2

PUE

1.27

SOC 2ISO 27001

Etisalat Dubai 7

Etisalat·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

48 MW

Tier

Tier 4

PUE

1.56

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSS

Etisalat Dubai 8

Verified

Etisalat·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

92.3 MW

Tier

Tier 2

PUE

1.39

SOC 2

Gulf Data Hub Dubai

Gulf Data Hub·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

12 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.50

ISO 27001Uptime Tier III

Gulf Data Hub Dubai

Verified

Gulf Data Hub·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

44.9 MW

Tier

Tier 4

PUE

1.63

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSS

Gulf Data Hub Dubai 10

Verified

Gulf Data Hub·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

5.4 MW

Tier

Tier 2

PUE

1.56

SOC 2

Gulf Data Hub Dubai 2

Verified

Gulf Data Hub·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

36.4 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.72

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSISO 14001

Gulf Data Hub Dubai 3

Gulf Data Hub·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

143.8 MW

Tier

Tier 2

PUE

1.24

SOC 2

Gulf Data Hub Dubai 4

Verified

Gulf Data Hub·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

70.8 MW

Tier

Tier 4

PUE

1.74

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSISO 14001

Gulf Data Hub Dubai 5

Verified

Gulf Data Hub·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

100.1 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.76

SOC 2ISO 27001

Gulf Data Hub Dubai 6

Gulf Data Hub·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

53.2 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.63

SOC 2ISO 27001

Gulf Data Hub Dubai 7

Gulf Data Hub·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

4.5 MW

Tier

Tier 2

PUE

1.39

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSS

Gulf Data Hub Dubai 8

Verified

Gulf Data Hub·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

19.3 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.87

SOC 2

Gulf Data Hub Dubai 9

Verified

Gulf Data Hub·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

colocation

Capacity

62.9 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.23

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSISO 14001

Khazna Abu Dhabi

Khazna·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

hyperscale

Capacity

134.9 MW

Tier

Tier 2

PUE

1.81

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSISO 14001

Khazna Abu Dhabi 2

Khazna·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

hyperscale

Capacity

135.9 MW

Tier

Tier 4

PUE

1.19

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSISO 14001

Khazna Abu Dhabi 3

Khazna·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

hyperscale

Capacity

30.2 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.62

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSISO 14001

Khazna Abu Dhabi 4

Verified

Khazna·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Type

hyperscale

Capacity

55.3 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.66

SOC 2

Khazna Dubai

Verified

Khazna·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

hyperscale

Capacity

95.7 MW

Tier

Tier 2

PUE

1.32

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSISO 14001

Khazna Dubai 2

Verified

Khazna·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

hyperscale

Capacity

135.8 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.56

SOC 2ISO 27001

Khazna Dubai 3

Verified

Khazna·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

hyperscale

Capacity

131.1 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.72

SOC 2ISO 27001

Khazna Dubai 4

Verified

Khazna·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type

hyperscale

Capacity

18 MW

Tier

Tier 3

PUE

1.65

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSS

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Deployment Recommendation

Best City for Deployment

Dubai

Highest facility density (24 facilities)

Greenest Option

Khazna Abu Dhabi 2

PUE 1.19 in Abu Dhabi

Most Connected

Dubai

Nearest average distance to IXPs

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Sustainability Data

PUE and carbon intensity for United Arab Emirates

IXPs & Connectivity

Internet Exchange Points in United Arab Emirates

GPU Pricing

Compare cloud GPU pricing across providers

Data Centers in United Arab Emirates

Country Intelligence Brief

Infrastructure Density Map

Facility Type Distribution

Competitive Landscape

Sustainability

Internet Exchange Points

Connectivity Score

Cities

All Facilities

Deployment Recommendation

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