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Territories

The AI use of an entire population: a typical city, France, the European Union, the world, or a worldwide service over one day or one year.

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AI Impact Database: 19 entries, category Territories, CO2e calculated for servers worldwide.
Unit
Village (2,000)1 territory, 1 year380 kgCO2e1 territory, 1 year820 kWhestimated
Town (20,000)1 territory, 1 year3.8 tCO2e1 territory, 1 year8.2 MWhestimated
Town (100,000)1 territory, 1 year19 tCO2e1 territory, 1 year41 MWhestimated
Large city (500,000)1 territory, 1 year94 tCO2e1 territory, 1 year210 MWhestimated
Metropolis (2 million)1 territory, 1 year380 tCO2e1 territory, 1 year820 MWhestimated
Île-de-France, inhabitants1 territory, 1 year3.2 ktCO2e1 territory, 1 year7 GWhestimated
France, inhabitants1 territory, 1 year13 ktCO2e1 territory, 1 year28 GWhestimated
European Union, inhabitants1 territory, 1 year77 ktCO2e1 territory, 1 year170 GWhestimated
World, inhabitants1 territory, 1 year640 ktCO2e1 territory, 1 year1.4 TWhestimated
Aged 65 and over1 population, 1 year270 tCO2e1 population, 1 year600 MWhestimated
Public employees1 population, 1 year640 tCO2e1 population, 1 year1.4 GWhestimated
Pupils and students1 population, 1 year1.5 ktCO2e1 population, 1 year3.4 GWhestimated
Under 251 population, 1 year2.2 ktCO2e1 population, 1 year4.8 GWhestimated
Aged 25 to 641 population, 1 year4.1 ktCO2e1 population, 1 year8.8 GWhestimated
Office workers1 population, 1 year4.6 ktCO2e1 population, 1 year10 GWhestimated
Vibe, per day1 day210 kgCO2e1 day450 kWhestimated
Gemini app, per day1 day300 tCO2e1 day650 MWhestimated
ChatGPT, per day1 day410 tCO2e1 day880 MWhADEMEpublished
AI assistants worldwide, per day1 day1.1 ktCO2e1 day2.4 GWhestimated
Version 0.4 of 13 November 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence

Calculated values depend on the location of the servers; published values are used as they stand. An empty source indicates a value calculated by the database from its factors.

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