Amazon Web Services (Amazon.com Inc.)
Cloud ProviderLegal name: Amazon.com Inc. · HQ: US · Public (AMZN) · Founded 1994
Largest cloud provider by revenue. AI workload growth is substantial but not separately disclosed in environmental reporting. Environmental figures span all Amazon operations; AI-specific attribution is not available.
Disclosure Quality
Score
28/100
Transparency Grade
T-4
minimal disclosure
Grades run T-1 (most transparent) to T-5 (least transparent).
Red flags identified (4)
- RF-01 · Total energy consumption not disclosed
- RF-02 · A greenhouse-gas emissions scope not disclosed
- RF-03 · Water withdrawal not disclosed
- RF-04 · AI-specific energy use not disclosed
See the disclosure audit below for details.
Fiscal year 2023. Score computed from OpenButterfly T1–T6 disclosure framework audit. Confidence tier: C (Estimated, Documented Method).
Environmental Metrics
Fiscal year 2024. Each metric is shown at its most recent available year; rows from a different year are marked.
Confidence tiers: A measured and verified · B company-reported · C documented estimate · D uncertain estimate · E modeled · ND not disclosed.
Total Energy Consumption
51.4 TWh
≈ the annual electricity use of 4.9 million US homes
method: known_capacity_model
Source: OpenButterfly pipeline
AI-Specific EnergyFY 2023
Not DisclosedNDchecked 2025-05-23AI workload energy is not separately disclosed.
Scope 1 Emissions
282 kt CO₂e
≈ the annual emissions of 61,000 passenger cars
method: scope1_ratio_model
Source: OpenButterfly pipeline
Scope 2 Emissions (market-based)
940 kt CO₂e
≈ the annual emissions of 204,000 passenger cars
method: grid_carbon_model
Source: OpenButterfly pipeline
Scope 3 Emissions
28.63 Mt CO₂e
≈ the annual emissions of 6.2 million passenger cars
method: scope3_ratio_model
Source: OpenButterfly pipeline
Water Withdrawal
67.0 GL
≈ 27,000 Olympic swimming pools of water
method: wue_model
Source: OpenButterfly pipeline
Property-Line Noise (estimated)FY 2026
~56.2 dBA at property line
method: cooling_load_noise_model
Source: OpenButterfly pipeline
Disclosure Audit
Show 5 disclosure checks (T1–T6 framework)
Total electricity consumption disclosed
Amazon does not publish total MWh consumption.
RF-01 (Total energy consumption not disclosed)
Scope 1 GHG emissions disclosed
Not disclosed separately for AWS or Amazon overall.
RF-02 (A greenhouse-gas emissions scope not disclosed)
Total water withdrawal disclosed
No water withdrawal data published.
RF-03 (Water withdrawal not disclosed)
AI-specific energy consumption disclosed
Not disclosed.
RF-04 (AI-specific energy use not disclosed)
GHG accounting methodology documented
GHG Protocol referenced in overview but methodology detail is limited.
Sources
- Amazon 2023 Sustainability Report· sustainability report · trust: medium · accessed 2025-05-23
Amazon discloses renewable percentage but not absolute energy consumption.