Dublin, Jan. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Nigeria Data Center Colocation Market – Supply & Demand Analysis 2025-2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
The Nigeria Data Center Colocation Market was valued at USD 51 million in 2024, and is projected to reach USD 544 million by 2030, rising at a CAGR of 48.37%.
Nigeria data center colocation market is one of the growing colocation data center markets in the Africa region. With the strong connectivity, strategic location and government support. While it faces some challenges in terms of power availability and infrastructure. We believe that these issues are expected to be addressed during the forecast period.
The country attracts investment from global colocation operators to invest across the country. For instance, in April 2025, Equinix announced that it had acquired Nigeria’s MainOne and plans to invest around $140 million to expand its digital infrastructure across southern Nigeria over the next two years.
Some of the leading colocation operators in the market include Africa Data Centres, 21 Century Technologies, Equinix, Digital Realty, Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Rack Centre and others.
The average occupancy rate of colocation data centers across the country was over 90% which is likely to rise to around 98%, maintaining the vacancy rate at the lowest of 2% by 2030, creating a significant impact in the industry.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
- A transparent research methodology and insights on the colocation demand and supply aspect of the market.
- Market size available in terms of utilized white floor area, IT power capacity and racks.
- Market size available in terms of Core & Shell, Vs Installed Vs Utilized IT Power Capacity, along with the occupancy %.
- The study of the existing Nigeria data center market landscape, and insightful predictions about Nigeria data center market size during the forecast period.
- An analysis on the current and future colocation demand in Nigeria by several industries.
- The study on the sustainability status in Nigeria.
- Analysis on current and future cloud operations in Nigeria.
- The snapshot of upcoming submarine cables in Nigeria.
- Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in Nigeria.
- Facilities Covered (Existing): 15
- Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 16
- Coverage: 2 Cities
- Existing vs. Upcoming (White Floor Area)
- Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
- Data center colocation market in Nigeria.
- Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2024-2030)
- Retail Colocation Revenue (2024-2030)
- Wholesale Colocation Revenue (2024-2030)
- Retail Colocation Pricing along with Addons
- Wholesale Colocation Pricing, along with the pricing trends.
- An analysis of the latest trends, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the colocation data center industry in Nigeria.
- Competitive landscape, including market share analysis by the colocation operators based on IT power capacity and revenue.
- Vendor landscape of each existing and upcoming colocation operators based on existing/ upcoming count of data centers, white floor area, IT power capacity and data center location.
THE REPORT INCLUDES:
- Colocation Supply (MW, Area, Rack Capacity)
- Colocation Demand (MW, Area, Rack Capacity) and by End-User (Cloud/IT, BFSI, etc..)
- Colocation Revenue (Retail & Wholesale Colocation Services)
- Competitive Scenario (Share Analysis by Revenue & MW Capacity)
KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED
- What is the count of existing and upcoming colocation data center facilities in Nigeria?
- How much MW of IT power capacity is likely to be utilized in Nigeria by 2030?
- Who are the new entrants in the Nigeria data center industry?
- What factors are the driving the Nigeria data center colocation market?
Key Attributes:
| Report Attribute | Details |
| No. of Pages | 53 |
| Forecast Period | 2024 – 2030 |
| Estimated Market Value (USD) in 2024 | $51 Million |
| Forecasted Market Value (USD) by 2030 | $544 Million |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 48.3% |
| Regions Covered | Nigeria |
Supply & Demand Analysis
- Existing vs Upcoming Data Center Facilities
- List of Upcoming Data Center Projects
- Market by IT Power Capacity (Core & Shell, Installed & Utilized (Mw))
- Core & Shell, Installed & Utilized Data Center Power Capacity by Cities
- Colocation Demand by Industry
- Market by Utilized Area
- Market by Utilized Racks
Market Growth Factors
- Factors Attracting Colocation Investment in Nigeria
- Impact of AI in Data Center Industry in Nigeria Market
- Sustainability Status in Nigeria
- Cloud Connectivity
- Submarine Cables
Colocation Revenue & Pricing Analysis
- Colocation Market by Revenue
- Retail vs Wholesale Colocation
- Retail Colocation Pricing and Addons
- Wholesale Colocation Pricing & Key Pricing Trends
- 10. Chapter 5 – Market Dynamics
- Key Trends
- Key Enablers / Drivers
- Key Restraints
Competitive Landscape
- Competitive Landscape by Colocation Operators
- Market Share by Colocation Revenue
- Market Share by IT Power Capacity
- Existing Colocation Operators
- New Operators
Existing Colocation Operators
- 21 Century Technologies
- Digital Realty
- Equinix
- MTN
- Open Access Data Centres (OADC)
- Rack Centre
- Africa Data Centres
- Excelsimo Networks
- Other Data Centers Facilities
New Operators
- Airtel Africa
- Kasi Cloud
- UniCloud Africa & BDIC
For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/8l8qw4
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