Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market Research Report: Forecast (2025-2030)
Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market Report - By Detector Type (Hardware, [Handheld Detectors, Fixed Detectors, UAV-Based Detectors], Software, Services), By Technology (Acou...stic/Ultrasound, Fibre Optics, Extended Real Time Transient Model (E-TTM), Thermal Imaging, Mass/Volume Balance, Vapor Sensing, Negative Pressure Wave, Others (laser absorption lidar, etc.)), By End Users (Oil & Gas Industry, Chemical Plants, Water Treatment Plants, Power Plants, Mining & Slurry, Commercial, Residential, Others), and Others Read more
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Market Insights & Analysis: Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market (2025-30):
The Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market size was valued at around USD 208 million in 2024 and is projected to reach around USD 308 million by 2030. Along with this, the market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of around 8.1% during the forecast period, i.e., 2025-30. This growth is attributed to the expansion in various end-user industries like oil & gas, water treatment, chemical, commercial, residential, mining & slurry, etc. This results in the extension of various pipelines and storage facilities in these industries which are prone to leaks due to corrosion, aging of infrastructure, and most notably third-party intrusions.
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Historical Years | 2020-23 |
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2024
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Forecast Years
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2025-30
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Market Value in 2024 | USD 208 Million |
Market Value in 2030 | USD 308 Million |
CAGR (2025-30) | 8.1% |
Top Key Players | ABB, Honeywell, Industrial Scientific, Teledyne FLIR LLC, AVEVA Group, Inficon, Xylem, ATMOS International, LeakDtech, MSA Safety, Luna OptaSense, and Others (OmniLeaks, Bureau Veritas, etc.) |
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As per the Energy Institute, the oil and gas industry of the region has extensive infrastructure that leads it to produce nearly 39% of global oil and 24% of global natural gas annually. Since 2020, the region’s oil and gas production has seen a rise of 7.4% till 2023. Oil & gas represents over 50% of the energy mix in the global energy sector. The global primary energy demand is estimated to reach a volume of 374 mb of oil equivalent per day by 2050, according to OPEC, leading to an increase in pipelines and storage installations worldwide. The Middle East & Africa being a significant contributor to the global oil and gas supplies will also experience the broadening of its oil & gas infrastructure. The proliferation of oil & gas pipelines in the region will further fuel the demand for leak detectors in the region.
Apart from this, the water treatment industry of the region is on the rise, especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This is because around 15 countries in MENA are facing acute water scarcity, according to UNICEF. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar rely extensively on desalination plants to fulfill their water requirements. The extensive networks of pipelines responsible for transporting water are one of the major sources of water loss in the region. Qatar for example, sources 61% of its water needs through desalination and reported a water loss of 15 million cubic meters per year through pipes in Doha city alone. The widening of the water networks will increase the risk of water loss. The expansion of commercial, mining, manufacturing, and petrochemical industries in the region, will further elevate the region’s water requirements. This will result in the further extension and upgradation of the region’s water pipelines.
Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market Driver:
Increasing Oil & Gas Pipeline Leak Threat – The Middle East & Africa which includes countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Egypt, has strategic importance in the global energy market. The oil and gas pipelines in the Middle East & Africa account for about 6% of the total global pipeline network amounting to more than 43,800 miles according to the Global Energy Monitor. These extensive pipelines augment the region's massive oil & gas production capabilities. This results in the region’s annual production of around 12 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of oil and 33 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in 2023. Preventing leaks in these critical facilities becomes very important as this will result in financial losses and environmental damage through oil spillages.
As per P&G Journal, in 2024, an additional 22,563 miles of new pipelines are either under construction or in the planning stage, in the Middle East and Africa. The extension of these coupled with the replacement and upgradation of existing pipelines highlights the existence of healthy demand and growth for the market in the region.
Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market Opportunity:
Focus on Natural Gas Production Capabilities Creates Opportunity for Market – The Middle East & Africa have over 40% of the international gas reserves. The region houses countries like Qatar, the UAE, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia, which are among the leading LNG producers and suppliers globally. These countries are planning to expand their LNG production capabilities. In 2024, the region has around 120 gas projects worth around USD 500 billion, related to the development of new locations and expansion of the existing sites, states ABiQ, a project tracking company. This ongoing expansion will provide new growth opportunities to the market for ensuring the security and integrity of these infrastructures from any leaks. This will fuel the demand for leak detection technologies in the region over the forecasted period.
Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market Challenge:
Negligence and Lack of Technological Acceptance Towards the Leaks in the Region – One of the key challenges in the Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market is the reluctance to adopt advanced leak detection technologies due to cost and operational considerations. Companies often find it more convenient to patch and plug leaks after they are identified, as the initial installation of leak detection systems is expensive, and ongoing maintenance and upgrades add to the recurring costs. These scenarios build the reluctance to dispatch substantial investments in the leak detection system or defer them to the foreseeable future when cheaper and better technology will be available. These developments restrain the expansion of the market in the region.
Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market Trend:
Leak Detection Technology to Monitor Water Leakages in the District Cooling System – The Middle East region is transitioning its economy towards the non-oil sectors. The surge in the region’s commercial real estate remains buoyant due to strong investments, particularly in the GCC countries. According to CBRE, in 2024, commercial real estate that is either in the planning or under construction stage stands at an estimated worth of around USD1.68 trillion an increase from USD 1.38 trillion in 2023. The demand for commercial real estate will rise further as the countries in the region plan to attract more business and host major events and conferences in the country.
The surge in commercial real estate will fuel the demand for district cooling systems in the Middle East. The district cooling systems heavily rely on water for its functioning. In acute water shortage regions like the Middle East, deploying leak detection technology is essential to monitor or prevent water leaks. For instance, Emirates District Cooling (Emicool) LLC, has deployed real-time leak detection and response across its extensive 300,000 km underground network of chilled water pipes. The boom in commercial estates like skyscrapers will boost the demand for leak detection solutions in the Middle East.
Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market (2025-30): Segmentation Analysis
The Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market study of MarkNtel Advisors evaluates & highlights the major trends and influencing factors in each segment. It includes predictions for the period 2025–2030 at the regional level. Based on the analysis, the market has been further classified as:
Based on Detector Type:
- Hardware
- Software
- Services
Hardware dominates the market with a market share of more than 50%. This is primarily due to the market dynamics of the region, which is currently in the introductory phase of deploying the leak detectors. This has led to the end users deploying the hardware detectors types such as hand-held detectors, fixed, and UAV-based detectors. These detectors have inbuilt basic software installed in them that supports the leak detection process. It was observed that the major companies that are providing leak detection products or solutions are hardware-based. However, the software segment will pick momentum in the future due to the increasing acceptance of technology deployment, particularly after the introductory phase of hardware deployment.
Based on End Users:
- Oil & Gas Industry
- Chemical Plants
- Water Treatment Plants
- Power Plants
- Mining & Slurry
- Commercial
- Residential
- Others
The oil and gas sector remains the most significant contributor to the Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market, accounting for around 50% of the market share. This comes from the regional influence that it produces a significant portion of the world's energy supply through countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Nigeria. Such production operations rely on extensive networks of infrastructures, like resource pipelines carrying oil & gas from production fields to refineries, distribution centers, and export terminals. A leak in these critical systems could cause severe disruption and potentially halt operations, affecting the regional economies. With the increased output of liquefied natural gas and condensates from the region as the world's energy market shifts towards cleaner fuels such as natural gas, advanced leak detection solutions shall be in healthy demand in the region.
Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market (2025-30): Regional Projections
Geographically, the Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market expands across:
- Saudi Arabia
- Qatar
- The UAE
- Egypt
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Rest of the Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia holds the highest share of 40% in the Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market, due to its massive oil and gas production plants and widespread pipelines across the country. This allows the kingdom to produce almost 12 million barrels every day. Therefore, infrastructure susceptibility demands the deployment of leak detection. Further, Saudi Arabia plans to produce increased volumes of liquids natural gas, and condensate up to 1 million barrels per day by 2030, which emphasizes the possibility of having stringent leak detection.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia also has enormous desalination plants, and the volume of desalinated water from it is equal to 14% of global desalinated water. The increase in water demand on account of the burgeoning population in Saudi Arabia is driving the rise in desalination capacity in the region. The sectors of energy and water are anticipated to boom in demand, thereby contributing majorly towards the growth of the Saudi Arabia leak detection market in the forecast period.
Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Industry Recent Development:
- January 2023: Xylem partnered with Idrica to provide the latest acoustic technology for detecting leaks in the water distribution networks of Qatar.
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- Market Segmentation
- Introduction
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- Research Process
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- Executive Summary
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market Trends & Insights
- Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market Dynamics
- Growth Drivers
- Challenges
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- Market Size & Analysis
- By Revenues (USD Million)
- Market Share & Analysis
- By Detector Type
- Hardware
- Handheld Detectors - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Fixed Detectors - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- UAV-Based Detectors - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Software - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Services - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Hardware
- By Technology
- Acoustic/Ultrasound - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Fibre Optics - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Extended Real Time Transient Model (E-TTM) - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Thermal Imaging - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Mass/Volume Balance - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Vapor Sensing - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Negative Pressure Wave - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Others (laser absorption lidar, etc.) - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- By End Users
- Oil & Gas Industry - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Chemical Plants - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Water Treatment Plants - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Power Plants - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Mining & Slurry - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Commercial - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Residential - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- Others - Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
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- Saudi Arabia
- Qatar
- The UAE
- Egypt
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Rest of the Middle East & Africa
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- Competition Characteristics
- Market Share & Analysis
- Competitive Matrix
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- Market Size & Analysis
- Saudi Arabia Leak Detection Market Outlook, 2020-2030F
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- Market Share & Analysis
- By Detector Type- Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- By Technology- Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
- By End Users- Market Size & Forecast 2020-2030, USD Million
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- Qatar Leak Detection Market Outlook, 2020-2030F
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- The UAE Leak Detection Market Outlook, 2020-2030F
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- Egypt Leak Detection Market Outlook, 2020-2030F
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- Nigeria Leak Detection Market Outlook, 2020-2030F
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- South Africa Leak Detection Market Outlook, 2020-2030F
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- Market Size & Analysis
- Middle East & Africa Leak Detection Market Key Strategic Imperatives for Success & Growth
- Competitive Outlook
- Company Profiles
- ABB
- Product/ Solution Portfolio
- Target Markets
- Target End Users
- Research & Development
- Strategic Alliances
- Strategic Initiatives
- Honeywell
- Product/ Solution Portfolio
- Target Markets
- Target End Users
- Research & Development
- Strategic Alliances
- Strategic Initiatives
- Industrial Scientific
- Product/ Solution Portfolio
- Target Markets
- Target End Users
- Research & Development
- Strategic Alliances
- Strategic Initiatives
- Teledyne FLIR LLC
- Product/ Solution Portfolio
- Target Markets
- Target End Users
- Research & Development
- Strategic Alliances
- Strategic Initiatives
- AVEVA Group
- Product/ Solution Portfolio
- Target Markets
- Target End Users
- Research & Development
- Strategic Alliances
- Strategic Initiatives
- Inficon
- Product/ Solution Portfolio
- Target Markets
- Target End Users
- Research & Development
- Strategic Alliances
- Strategic Initiatives
- Xylem
- Product/ Solution Portfolio
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- Target End Users
- Research & Development
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- Strategic Initiatives
- Atmos International
- Product/ Solution Portfolio
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- LeakDtech
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- MSA Safety
- Product/ Solution Portfolio
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- Research & Development
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- Strategic Initiatives
- Luna OptaSense
- Product/ Solution Portfolio
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- Target End Users
- Research & Development
- Strategic Alliances
- Strategic Initiatives
- Others (OmniLeaks, Bureau Veritas, etc)
- ABB
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