Water Desalination Equipment Market Size, Share, Trends, Growth and Forecast 2034

Water Desalination Equipment Market Size And Industry Analysis

The global water desalination equipment market size was worth around USD 18.16 Billion in 2024 and is predicted to grow to around USD 44.60 Billion by 2034 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of roughly 9.4% between 2025 and 2034. The report analyzes the global water desalination equipment market's drivers, restraints/challenges, and the effect they have on the demands during the projection period. In addition, the report explores emerging opportunities in the water desalination equipment industry.

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Water Desalination Equipment Market: Overview

Water desalination equipment removes molten salts and other kind of materials from seawater as well as brackish water and other kinds of water source. It also converts the salinated water to fresh or pure water. Reportedly, desalination system is used in municipal settings for converting current water resources into water fit for drinking as well as ready for household use. Moreover, chemical, oil & gas, and mining sectors make use of water desalination device for purifying water that can be used in their production processes.

Key Insights

• As per the analysis shared by our research analyst, the global water desalination equipment market is estimated to grow annually at a CAGR of around 9.4% over the forecast period (2025-2034).
• Regarding revenue, the global water desalination equipment market size was valued at around USD 18.16 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 44.60 Billion by 2034.
• The water desalination equipment market is projected to grow at a significant rate due to rising water scarcity issues, advancements in desalination technologies, increasing demand for freshwater, government initiatives to address water shortages, and the growing adoption of desalination in industrial and municipal sectors.
• Based on Technology, the Reverse Osmosis (RO) segment is expected to lead the global market.
• On the basis of Application, the Municipalities segment is growing at a high rate and will continue to dominate the global market.
• Based on the Source, the Seawater segment is projected to swipe the largest market share.
• Based on region, Middle East is predicted to dominate the global market during the forecast period.

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Water Desalination Equipment Market: Growth Drivers

Expansion of water desalination equipment industry over forecast period is subject to huge water scarcity and reduction in water reservoirs such as lakes, river, ponds, & seas. Swift breakthroughs in water desalination systems will have favorable effect on growth rate of water desalinated equipment industry. Furthermore, fluctuating environmental factors including oscillating climatic patterns, increasing pollution, and deforestation have resulted in potable water issues & droughts, thereby boosting market trends. Surging acceptance of sustainable energy for desalinating water is projected to open new opportunities of expansion for water desalination equipment market. Furthermore, various countries are investing in production of desalination units and this will prompt increment in size of water desalination equipment industry.

Moreover, rise in acceptance of reverse osmosis systems will proliferate demand for water desalination equipment in years ahead. Apart from this, rising investment in research projects for creating water desalination devices with advanced & beneficial features will enhance scope of growth of industry in forthcoming years.

Water Desalination Equipment Market: Report Scope

Water Desalination Equipment Market: Regional Growth Factors

Middle East and African Water Desalination Equipment Market To Expand Leaps & Bounds By 2028

Growth of regional market over forecasting timespan is owing to increment in consumption of water in sub-continent. Apart from this, low presence of water bodies and water sources in sub-continent will generate new growth avenues for Desalination Equipment Market in Middle East and Africa. In addition to this, scant water available in region due to rising temperatures and increase in immigration leading to surging population in sub-continent has created water scarcity issues. This, in turn, is likely to produce huge demand for water desalination equipment in the Middle East and Africa, thereby driving regional market trends.

Water Desalination Equipment Market: Competitive Insights

The report provides a company market share analysis to give a broader overview of the key market players. In addition, the report also covers key strategic developments of the market, including acquisitions & mergers, new product launches, agreements, partnerships, collaborations & joint ventures, research & development, and regional expansion of major participants involved in the water desalination equipment market on a global and regional basis.

Key participants profiled in study and influencing market earnings are:

• GE Water & Process Technologies
• Hyflux Ltd
• Genesis Water Technologies
• Koch Membrane Systems
• Cadagua
• Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction
• Degremont SAS
• IDE Technologies
• Biwater Holdings Limited
• The Dow Chemical Company.

The global Water Desalination Equipment Market is segmented as follows:

By Technology

• Reverse Osmosis (RO)
• Multi-stage Flash (MSF) Distillation

By Application

• Municipalities
• Industrial Sectors

By Source

• Seawater
• Brackish Water

By Region

• North America
  • The U.S.
  • Canada
• Europe
  • France 
  • The UK
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Southeast Asia
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa
  • GCC
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East & Africa