The seawater desalination market - France

on a global scale, the facts are alarming: over 2 billion people live in countries where water stress is high, and almost 700 million people worldwide could be displaced by water scarcity by 2030. Faced with this global water stress, seawater desalination plants can be an excellent alternative. The global market is growing and should continue to grow at a CAGR of 9.4% until 2030. Rapid population growth, accelerated urbanization and increasing water shortages in various parts of the world are expected to drive growing demand for water desalination equipment in the years ahead. The Middle East and Africa dominate the market, accounting for a significant share(50%) of global revenues. The European market has been expanding in recent years, with 2178 desalination plants in operation in 2024. The vast majority of these(41% ) are in Spain. France ranks 5ᵉ among the European countries with the most desalination plants, with 3% of European installations located in France. On the other hand, on a European scale, France is the country with the largest number of companies supplying desalination equipment. French expertise in seawater desalination is widely recognized worldwide, thanks in particular to two French market leaders. Other young French companies offer innovative technologies and have already demonstrated their know-how abroad. The outlook for this market is therefore very optimistic, with the sole exception of environmental considerations. s energy-intensive on the one hand, and releases large quantities of brine and other chemical waste that can disrupt the local marine ecosystem on the other.