EMEA DATA CENTRE H2 2025 UPDATE

Selective growth reshapes the EMEA data centre landscape 

The EMEA data centre sector continues to expand as AI adoption, cloud demand, and sovereign digital strategies accelerate infrastructure investment across the region. However, the market is entering a new phase defined by selective growth, where power availability, grid access, regulatory complexity, and sustainability requirements increasingly determine where new capacity can be delivered. 

Regional highlights 

Development pipeline: Total pipeline capacity now approaches 15GW, with planned capacity rising sharply as operators secure long-term growth opportunities. 

Core market concentration: Powerhouse markets—including the FLAPD hubs and Milan—continue to account for a significant share of both operational capacity and future supply. 

Regional diversification: Investment and development activity is increasingly shifting toward secondary and emerging markets offering improved power access, scalable land availability, and faster grid connection timelines. 

The Cushman & Wakefield EMEA Data Centre Maturity Index tracks 33 data centre markets to compare their current maturity status, as well as their growth potential, over the next decade.  

Primary Markets:

London, Frankfurt, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan

Secondary Markets:

Lisbon, Madrid, Helsinki, Oslo, Berlin, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg, Stockholm, Cardiff-Newport, Groningen, Zurich, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Lagos, Athens, Vienna, Brussels, Riyadh, Zaragoza, Munich, Marseille, Jeddah, Leeds, Reykjavik

The report additionally provides our outlook on 20 EMEA data centre markets:

Detailed market coverage: London, Frankfurt, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Berlin, Copenhagen, Leeds*

Market spotlights: Madrid, Zaragoza, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Reykjavik*, Johannesburg, Zurich, Warsaw  

This report is prepared by Cushman & Wakefield. To access the original source, please visit " https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights/emea-data-centre-update"

Authors

Matyas Fazekas

Research, Reporting & Data Specialist,

EMEA Data Centre Advisory

Andrew Fray

Head of EMEA Data Centres