India, June 13 -- Amazon says its data centres use seven times less water than industry average as AI's environmental impact comes under scrutiny.

Amazon has announced that its global data centre operations used just 0.12 litres of water per kilowatt-hour (L/kWh) in 2025, making them more than seven times more water-efficient than the industry average of 0.84 L/kWh.

In a statement, the company said it uses significantly less water per unit of computing power than most operators in the global data centre industry, which collectively accounts for less than 0.5 per cent of industrial water use worldwide.

Data centres power a wide range of digital services, from video calls and online banking to virtual healthcare and education. However, m...