UV Disinfection Equipment Market by UV Lamps (Mercury UV Lamps, UV LEDs), Reactor Chambers, Quartz Sleeves, Controller Units, Water and Wastewater Disinfection, Process Water Disinfection, Surface Disinfection, Air Disinfection - Global Forecast to 2030

The global UV Disinfection Equipment market UV disinfection equipment market was valued at USD 3.87 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 7.94 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 15.4% during the forecast period. With the growing awareness of waterborne diseases, increased focus on sanitation, and rising demand for chemical-free disinfection solutions, UV disinfection systems are gaining strong traction across various end-use sector. UV disinfection systems are gaining strong traction across various end-use sectors with the growing awareness of waterborne diseases, increased focus on sanitation, and rising demand for chemical-free disinfection solutions. These systems are designed to eliminate bacteria, viruses, and other harmful microorganisms from water, air, and surfaces using ultraviolet light, offering an environmentally friendly and highly effective disinfection method. Municipal bodies, healthcare facilities, commercial spaces, and industrial operations are progressively adopting UV disinfection equipment to meet strict regulatory standards and enhance public health safety. Technological advancements in UV-C LEDs, real-time monitoring, and IoT-enabled systems are improving operational efficiency and enabling remote management of disinfection processes. These innovations reduce the need for manual intervention, ensure consistent performance, and help lower overall maintenance costs. The growing integration of UV systems in wastewater treatment, drinking water purification, and air sterilization further contributes to the market’s rapid expansion, supporting global health and sustainability goals.

“By Power Rating segment, the High power rating segment is expected to hold the largest market size share during the forecast period.”

The high power segment holds the largest market size during the forecast period due to its extensive use in large municipal and industrial plants, higher disinfection capacity and efficiency, and higher penetration in high-flow water and air treatment applications. Extensive use in municipal and industrial facilities generates high demand since such applications need large-scale, continuous disinfection to maintain public health and operational safety. These UV systems of high power are essential in disinfecting huge amounts of water and air within limited time periods, something needed to ensure that the strict government regulations and industry standards are met. They have more disinfection capacity and efficiency, which makes them suitable for neutralizing a wide range of pathogens without any variability in performance, which makes them the best option for high-demand applications. Additionally, their capacity to manage high-flow systems for even distribution of UV exposure ensures higher acceptance of high-power UV systems in core infrastructure schemes, thus driving their adoption during the forecast period. With increasing urbanization and industrialization, high-capacity, effective disinfection solutions become more critically needed, further reinforcing the commercial position of high-power UV systems. All these factors combined lead to the dominant market share of the segment in the forecast period.

“By component segment, UV lamp is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period.”

UV Lamp is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period due to its essential role in the core disinfection process, frequent replacement requirements due to limited operational lifespan, and technological advancements enhancing lamp performance, efficiency, and environmental safety. The critical role of UV lamps ensures uniform demand in all UV disinfection systems, making them an indispensable and irreplaceable component in the equipment. They are the first source of germicidal UV light that destroys unwanted microorganisms and are crucial for seamless system operation in municipal, industrial, residential, and healthcare applications. UV lamps also have a limited operation life of 9,000 to 12,000 hours and need to be replaced often to maintain system performance. This creates steady aftermarket demand and creates repeat revenue with growing sales volume over a long period. Furthermore, ongoing innovation is making UV lamps more efficient, longer-lasting, and environmentally friendly. Technologies like UV-C LEDs and mercury-free alternatives to traditional lamps are enhancing energy efficiency and minimizing environmental footprint. These improvements are motivating end users to retrofit existing systems and implement UV lamps in new applications such as portable devices and HVAC decontamination units. Together, these forces play a large role in the explosive and persistent expansion of the UV lamp segment.

“By region, Asia Pacific is anticipated to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period.”

Asia Pacific is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period, with increasing urban population and industrialization, water and wastewater treatment infrastructure investments, and rising public health consciousness and need for chemical-free disinfection processes. The area is witnessing rapid urbanization and industrialization, particularly in nations such as China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. This has resulted in higher water usage and greater amounts of contamination that demand effective and reliable disinfection technologies like UV systems to provide clean and safe water. In response, governments and private sector entities throughout the region are heavily investing in water and wastewater treatment facilities, enabling the massive adoption of UV disinfection equipment in municipal and industrial processes. In addition, increased public awareness of the importance of hygiene and health threats from chemical disinfectants is hastening the transition to UV-based, chemical-free technology. This is particularly strong in the residential, commercial, and healthcare markets, where demand for sustainable and user-friendly disinfection technologies is growing. Coupled with these factors, the region is anticipated to register robust and steady growth in the market for UV disinfection equipment, making Asia Pacific the fastest-growing regional market for UV disinfection equipment over the forecast period.

Extensive primary interviews were conducted with key industry experts in the UV disinfection equipment market space to determine and verify the market size for various segments and subsegments gathered through secondary research. The breakdown of primary participants for the report is shown below.

The study contains insights from various industry experts, from component suppliers to Tier 1 companies and OEMs. The break-up of the primaries is as follows:

• By Company Type - Tier 1 - 55%, Tier 2 - 25%, and Tier 3 - 20%
• By Designation -Directors - 50%, Managers - 30%, and Others - 20%
• By Region - Asia Pacific - 45%, Europe - 30%, North America - 20%, and RoW - 5%

The UV disinfection equipment market is dominated by a few globally established players, such as Xylem (US), Trojan Technologies Group ULC (UK), Halma Group (UK), Industrie De Nora S.p.A. (Italy), Atlantic Ultraviolet Corporation (US), Lumalier Corporation (US), Advanced UV, Inc. (US), American Ultraviolet (US), Honle AG (Germany), Atlantium Technologies Ltd (Israel), Seoul Viosys Co. Ltd. (South Korea), Hitech Ultraviolet Pvt Ltd. (India), UVO3 Ltd (UK), SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions (US), UV Pure (US).

The study includes an in-depth competitive analysis of these key players in the UV Disinfection Equipment market, as well as their company profiles, recent developments, and key market strategies.

Research Coverage:

The report segments the UV disinfection equipment market and forecasts its size by component (UV Lamps, Reactor Chambers, Quartz Sleeves, Controller Units, Other Components), power rating (Low, Medium, High), and application (Water and Wastewater Disinfection, Process Water Disinfection, Air Disinfection, Surface Disinfection). It also discusses the market’s drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges. It gives a detailed view of the market across four main regions (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and RoW). The report includes a value chain analysis of the key players and their competitive analysis in the UV Disinfection Equipment ecosystem.

Key Benefits of Buying the Report:

• Analysis of key drivers (Rising demand for Non-Chemical Disinfection Methods, Increased awareness about water and airborne diseases, Extensive use of UV disinfection equipment in healthcare facilities for disinfecting hospital environment, Stringent government regulations and sanitation standards), restraints (Low cost of conventional disinfectants compared to UV lights, Limited penetration and shadowing effects, High initial investment costs), opportunities (Growing adoption of UV disinfection equipment for water and wastewater treatment worldwide, Rising demand for surface disinfection, Rise of UV disinfection in HVAC and air-purification systems), challenges (Expansion of UV disinfection equipment manufacturing facilities in short period of time, Technological Limitations in UV-C LED efficiency)
• Product Development/Innovation: Detailed insights on upcoming technologies, research and development activities, and new product launches in the UV Disinfection Equipment market
• Market Development: Comprehensive information about lucrative markets – the report analyses the UV disinfection equipment market across varied regions.
• Market Diversification: Exhaustive information about new products, untapped geographies, recent developments, and investments in the UV Disinfection Equipment market
• Competitive Assessment: In-depth assessment of market shares, and growth strategies of leading players, such as Xylem (US), Trojan Technologies Group ULC (UK), Halma Group (UK), Industrie De Nora S.p.A. (Italy), Atlantic Ultraviolet Corporation (US), Lumalier Corporation (US), Advanced UV, Inc. (US), American Ultraviolet (US), Honle AG (Germany), Atlantium Technologies Ltd (Israel), Seoul Viosys Co. Ltd. (South Korea), Hitech Ultraviolet Pvt Ltd. (India), UVO3 Ltd (UK), SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions (US), UV Pure (US).

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