• That total Data Centre capacity across all of the 10 Countries (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam) will be almost 3.2 million m2 as of the beginning of 2021 – The report finds that Data Centre raised floor space across the Emerging Markets is forecast to grow by almost 53% overall for the period from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025.
• China is the dominant Data Centre market in the 10 Emerging Markets surveyed – China accounts for 55% of all Data Centre space across the 10 Markets, followed by India with 19%t, then Russia and Mexico with 5% each.
• Data Centre revenues over the 10 Emerging Markets are also forecast to grow over the period – Overall Data Centre revenues are forecast to increase from USD $11.6 billion (2021) up to USD $18 billion (2025) - with China alone growing by USD $4.4 billion, India by USD $621 million & Brazil by USD $328 million over the period from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025.
• Data Centre growth rates vary by each of the 10 Emerging Markets – The Chinese and Brazilian markets are forecast to see 17 percent annual revenue growth over the period - followed by South Africa & Turkey with 16 percent and 15 percent growth rates respectively.
• Significant new Data Centre capacity is being added across all 10 Emerging Markets – New space is being added by telecom providers including Rostelecom (Russia), Turkcell (Turkey) FPT Telecom and Viettel (Vietnam) as well as by specialist Data Centre Providers Ascenty/Digital Realty (Brazil) and Equinix (Mexico).

The key change in the market is the adoption of public cloud services worldwide, with public cloud revenues outstripping Data Centre revenues over the period.

For example, in total public cloud revenues over the 10 Emerging Markets are forecast by DCP to range from USD $23.2 billion (2021) up to USD $39.7 billion (2025) – with a growth of over USD 16.5 billion over the period – more than double the Data Centre revenue amount.

The growth in public cloud revenues also varies by Country Market - and is forecast to range from 13% (China and Russia) up to 23% (Indonesia) per annum over the period from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025.

Although all of the Emerging Markets are forecast to see growth - markets face a series of challenges to provide continued and sustainable development. Challenges range from power shortages and power restrictions, a shortage of Carrier Neutral Data Centre capacity, and a focus on development in only a small number of cities.