Water Recycle and Reuse Market

Market Overview:

The global water recycle and reuse market size reached USD 26.1 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 63.6 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate of (CAGR) of 9.87% during 2025-2033. The increasing water scarcity concerns and the growing consumer awareness regarding the detrimental environmental impact of resource shortage across the globe represent some of the key factors driving market.

Water recycle and reuse represents a range of approaches that involve collecting, treating, processing, reclaiming, and reusing wastewater generated from various sources and sectors for diverse purposes, including irrigation, street cleaning, and vehicle washing applications. It includes trapping, fine filtration, aerobic biological treatment, reverse osmosis, and desalination as standard practices for water recycling and reuse. It further involves the usage of multiple technologies, such as conventional treatment and membrane filtration solutions, to ensure optimal purification of the resource. These cost-effective procedures minimize saltwater intrusion, respond to climate change or unpredictable weather effects, and eradicate severe droughts and sea-level rise. Apart from this, water recycle and reuse saves energy, reduces freshwater resource degradation or salinization, and provides easy access to water in arid areas. As a result, water recycle and reuse are used to reduce pollution discharges and ensure water sustainability and security. 

Water Recycle and Reuse Market Trends:

The increasing water scarcity concerns represents one of the key factors driving the market growth. In line with this, there is growing consumer awareness regarding the detrimental environmental impact due to resource shortage. This, along with the increasing need for various effective water recycling and reuse techniques for the treatment of wastewater generated by industries and humans while performing potable and non-potable applications, such as toilet flushing, agricultural irrigation, and industrial proceedings, is acting as another major growth-inducing factor. The market is also driven by the implementation of numerous favorable water conservation programs by governments due to escalating environmental concerns. Such initiatives and significant investments have encouraged the development of wastewater-storing infrastructure that distributes treated water for personal usage. Moreover, the extensive utilization of recycled water in multiple construction applications, concrete mixing, artificial lakes, and paper mills is positively impacting the market growth. Furthermore, the growing need for groundwater aquifers and surface reservoirs with recycled water and the advent of cost-effective water quality monitoring and contaminants identification technologies are favoring the market growth. Apart from this, the rising demand for reused water in the agricultural sector and the ongoing sensitization regarding the multiple water recycling methods and their benefits by both the government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are creating a positive outlook for the market. 

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the global water recycle and reuse market, along with forecasts at the global, regional, and country level from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on technology and end user.

Technology Insights:

• Conventional Treatment and Recycling Technologies
• Membrane Filtration Technologies
• Chemical Treatment and Disinfection Technologies
   

The report has also provided a detailed breakup and analysis of water recycle and reuse market based on the technology. This includes conventional treatment and recycling, membrane filtration, and chemical treatment and disinfection technologies. According to the report, membrane filtration represented the largest segment.

End User Insights:

• Industrial
• Agricultural
• Domestic and Commercial
   

A detailed breakup and analysis of the water recycle and reuse market based on the end user has also been provided in the report. This includes industrial, agricultural and domestic and commercial. According to the report, domestic and commercial accounted for the largest market share.

Regional Insights:

• North America
  • United States
  • Canada
• Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Others
• Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Others
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Others
• Middle East and Africa
   

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets that include North America (the United States and Canada); Europe (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, and others); Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, and others); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, and others); and the Middle East and Africa. According to the report, North America was the largest market for water recycle and reuse. Some of the factors driving the North America water recycle and reuse market included growing environmental consciousness among individuals and various governmental initiatives toward sustainable development.

Competitive Landscape:

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global water recycle and reuse market. Detailed profiles of all major companies have also been provided. Some of the companies covered include:

• Alfa Laval AB
• Aquatech International LLC
• DeLoach Industries Inc.
• Ecolab Inc.
• Element Solutions Inc.
• Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
• Fluence Corporation Limited
• Hitachi Zosen Corporation
• Industrial Water Equipment Ltd.
• Lenntech B.V.
• Praj Industries Limited
• Samco Technologies Inc.
• Siemens AG
• Veolia Environnement S.A.
   

Kindly note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.

Report Coverage:

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

• How has the global water recycle and reuse market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
• What are the drivers, restraints, and opportunities in the global water recycle and reuse market?
• What are the key regional markets?
• Which countries represent the most attractive water recycle and reuse markets?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the technology?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the end user?
• What is the competitive structure of the water recycle and reuse market?
• Who are the key players/companies in the global water recycle and reuse market?

Key Benefits for Stakeholders:

• IMARC’s report offers a comprehensive quantitative analysis of various market segments, historical and current market trends, market forecasts, and dynamics of the water recycle and reuse market from 2019-2033.
• The research study provides the latest information on the market drivers, challenges, and opportunities in the global water recycle and reuse market.
• The study maps the leading as well as the fastest growing regional markets. It further enables stakeholders to identify the key country-level markets within each region.
• Porter's five forces analysis assist stakeholders in assessing the impact of new entrants, competitive rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, and the threat of substitution. It helps stakeholders to analyze the level of competition within the water recycle and reuse industry and its attractiveness.
• Competitive landscape allows stakeholders to understand their competitive environment and provides an insight into the current positions of key players in the market.