Report Overview

Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market - Industry Trends & Forecast Report, 2031

Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market size was estimated at USD 64.66 million in 2024. During the forecast period between 2025 and 2031, Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market size is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.02% reaching a value of USD 162 million by 2031. The main factors driving Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market include governments’ supportive initiatives and policies to promote water conservation and farming, as well as growth in wireless sensors integrated irrigation sprinklers, and dripping systems in Middle East and Africa region. Also, the region's ever-growing population and diminishing arable land, which results in increased use of smart irrigation systems bolster the market growth. Increased disposable income and large investments in agricultural projects would provide numerous opportunities for regional market growth.

Source: BlueWeave Consulting

Smart Irrigation Systems - Overview

Smart irrigation systems combine advanced technology and are a critical component of precision agriculture. These assist in automatically adjusting the watering schedule by monitoring weather, soil conditions, and plant water use. These systems are used in agriculture, golf courses, and homes. Also, smart irrigation technologies differ from traditional irrigation technologies in that they use a pre-programmed schedule and timers. Smart irrigation technologies are made up of controllers and sensors. The controllers are divided into two types: climate-based controllers and soil moisture controllers. Sensors, on the other hand, include soil moisture, rain freeze, and wind sensors. One of the benefits of smart irrigation technology is that it helps to eliminate water waste while also providing a healthy and attractive landscape.

Growth Drivers

Adoption of Advanced Technologies in Smart Irrigation Systems

Smart irrigation systems are majorly used in agriculture, horticulture, farming, and golf courses. IoT-enabled smart irrigation systems aid in water level detection by automatically irrigating the water based on the moisture level in the soil, as well as keeping track of the land condition. The increased demand for IoT and cloud technology is attributed to the increased demand for smart irrigation. It, in turn, boosts the growth of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market.

Restraints

High Initial Investments and Maintenance Costs

The smart irrigation system includes IoT technology, an automotive system, and various types of sensors. These components require high investments in the initial stage and regular maintenance on continuous basis. Also, the installation and maintenance costs of smart irrigation systems are prohibitively expensive. These factors could have a significant impact on the growth of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market.

Impact of Escalating Geopolitical Tensions on Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market 

Intensifying geopolitical and trade tensions across the region could affect the growth of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market by disrupting supply chains, leading to delays and increased costs for smart agricultural equipment and technologies. Trade restrictions and political instability hinder the availability of critical components, including sensors, software, and IoT devices. Geopolitical, trade, and tariff challenges affect international collaborations and investments in agritech, slowing the deployment and adoption of smart irrigation systems. Additionally, uncertainties across the regional markets may deter innovations and expansion, especially in the countries that are reliant on imported technologies and components. Consequently, escalating geopolitical tension adversely affect Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market.

Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market

Segmental Coverage

Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market - By Component

Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market by component is divided into Controllers (ET-based (Evapotranspiration), Soil Sensor-based), Sensors (Soil Moisture Sensors, Temperature Sensors, Rain/Freeze Sensors, Fertigation Sensors), and other components segments. The sensors segment holds a significant market share and is also forecast to grow at the fastest CAGR during the forecast period. The growth of the sensors segment is mostly attributable to sensor-based automated farming systems that combine real-time data on humidity, rain, moisture, nutrient capacity, and the ideal temperature need to increase farm productivity. Because they do not rely on weather predictions or data from weather stations, sensor-based systems are also superior to weather-based ones.

Source: BlueWeave Consulting

Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market - By System Type

On basis of the system type, Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market is split into Weather-based and Sensor-based systems segments. The sensor-based systems hold a larger market share in Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market by system type, as they are not dependent on weather predictions or data from weather stations.

Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market - By Application

Based on application, Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market is divided into Agriculture, Greenhouses, Open-fields, Non-Agricultural, Residential, and other applications segments. The agriculture and associated industries are the fastest-growing application segments. Farmers and agriculturalists in particular are choosing smart irrigation systems, which are crucial to maximizing water usage. To fulfill future food demand and keep prices from rising, contemporary agriculture must enhance productivity.

Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market - By Country

The report on Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market covers the region’s major countries: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, and Rest of Middle East and Africa. Although UAE is expected to record the strongest growth, Saudi Arabia dominates Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market. The market is expanding as a result of the region's expanding population and unavailability of arable land in Middle East region, and the decreasing amount of arable land across Africa leads to a larger use of smart irrigation systems. Elevated levels of disposable income and sizable expenditures in agricultural projects also favorably affect regional market expansion.

Source: BlueWeave Consulting

Competitive Landscape

Major players in Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market are Toro Company, Netafim, Hunter Industries, Rain Bird Corporation, HydroPoint, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd, Galcon, and Weathermatic. The key strategies used by these market leaders are new product launches, mergers & acquisitions, and alliances. To grow their market share, these companies are also focusing on investing in innovations, collaborations, and expansions.

Recent Developments

• In April 2025 - Rain Bird Corporation acquired OtO Inc., a Toronto-based solar-powered app-controlled sprinklers. The acquisition helped Rain Bird expand into non-agricultural options in the Middle East and Africa region.
• In October 2024 – Netafim, an Israel-based company, launched GrowSphere, an IoT-cloud-based digital irrigation OS for real-time automation, and Orion PC, a pressure-compensated dripline for single-crop cycles.

Scope of the Report

By Component

• • Controllers

    • ET-based (Evapotranspiration)

    • Soil Sensor-based

  • Sensors

    • Soil Moisture Sensors

    • Temperature Sensors

    • Rain/Freeze Sensors

    • Fertigation Sensors

  • Others

By System Type

• • Weather-based

  • Sensor-based

By Application

• • Agricultural

  • Greenhouses

  • Open Fields

  • Non-Agricultural

  • Residential

  • Others

By Country

• • Saudi Arabia

  • UAE

  • Qatar

  • Kuwait

  • South Africa

  • Nigeria

  • Algeria

  • Rest of Middle East and Africa

1. Research Framework
   1. Research Objective
   2. Product Overview
   3. Market Segmentation
2. Executive Summary
3. Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Insights
   1. Industry Value Chain Analysis
   2. DROC Analysis
      1. Growth Drivers
         1. Growing Mechanization and Automation in the Agriculture Industry
         2. Decreasing Cost of Components
         3. Growing Initiative for Water Conservation
      2. Restraints
         1. Lack of Standardization
      3. Opportunities
         1. Increase in 5G Network for Remote Monitoring
         2. Growing Adoption of Modern Technologies
      4. Challenges
         1. High Initial Infrastructure Cost
   3. Technology Advancements/Recent Developments
   4. Regulatory Framework
   5. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
      1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
      2. Bargaining Power of Buyers
      3. Threat of New Entrants
      4. Threat of Substitutes
      5. Intensity of Rivalry
4. Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Overview
   1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019–2031
      1. By Value (USD Million)
   2. Market Share & Forecast
      1. By Component
         1. Controllers
            1. ET-Based (Evapotranspiration)
            2. Soil Sensor-Based
         2. Sensors
            1. Soil Moisture Sensors
            2. Temperature Sensors
            3. Rain/Freeze Sensors
            4. Fertigation Sensors
         3. Others
      2. By System Type
         1. Weather-based
         2. Sensor-based
      3. By Application
         1. Agricultural
         2. Greenhouses
         3. Open-fields
         4. Non-Agricultural
         5. Residential
         6. Others
      4. By Country
         1. Saudi Arabia
         2. UAE
         3. Qatar
         4. Kuwait
         5. South Africa
         6. Nigeria
         7. Algeria
         8. Rest of Middle East and Africa
5. Saudi Arabia Smart Irrigation Market Overview
   1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019–2031
      1. By Value (USD Million)
   2. Market Share & Forecast
   3. By Component
   4. By System Type
   5. By Application
6. UAE Smart Irrigation Market Overview
   1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019–2031
      1. By Value (USD Million)
   2. Market Share & Forecast
   3. By Component
   4. By System Type
   5. By Application
7. Qatar Smart Irrigation Market Overview
   1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019–2031
      1. By Value (USD Million)
   2. Market Share & Forecast
   3. By Component
   4. By System Type
   5. By Application
8. Kuwait Smart Irrigation Market Overview
   1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019–2031
      1. By Value (USD Million)
   2. Market Share & Forecast
   3. By Component
   4. By System Type
   5. By Application
9. South Africa Smart Irrigation Market Overview
   1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019–2031
      1. By Value (USD Million)
   2. Market Share & Forecast
   3. By Component
   4. By System Type
   5. By Application
10. Nigeria Smart Irrigation Market Overview
    1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019–2031
       1. By Value (USD Million)
    2. Market Share & Forecast
    3. By Component
    4. By System Type
    5. By Application
11. Algeria Smart Irrigation Market Overview
    1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019–2031
       1. By Value (USD Million)
    2. Market Share & Forecast
    3. By Component
    4. By System Type
    5. By Application
12. Rest of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Overview
    1. Market Size & Forecast, 2019–2031
       1. By Value (USD Million)
    2. Market Share & Forecast
    3. By Component
    4. By System Type
    5. By Application
13. Competitive Landscape
    1. List of Key Players and Their Offerings
    2. Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Company Market Share Analysis, 2024
    3. Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating Parameters
    4. Key Strategic Developments (Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships)
14. Impact of Escalating Geopolitical Tensions on Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market
15. Company Profiles (Company Overview, Financial Matrix, Competitive Landscape, Key Personnel, Key Competitors, Contact Address, Strategic Outlook, SWOT Analysis)
    1. Toro Company
    2. Netafim
    3. Hunter Industries
    4. Rain Bird Corporation
    5. HydroPoint
    6. Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd
    7. Galcon
    8. Weathermatic
    9. Other Prominent Players
16. Key Strategic Recommendations
17. Research Methodology
    1.  Qualitative Research
       1.  Primary & Secondary Research
    2.  Quantitative Research
    3.  Market Breakdown & Data Triangulation
       1.  Secondary Research
       2.  Primary Research
    4.  Breakdown of Primary Research Respondents, By Region
    5.  Assumptions & Limitations

*Financial information of non-listed companies can be provided as per availability.

**The segmentation and the companies are subject to modifications based on in-depth secondary research for the final deliverable

List of Figures

Figure 1        Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Segmentation

Figure 2        Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Value Chain Analysis

Figure 3        Company Market Share Analysis, 2024

Figure 4        Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Figure 5        Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 6        Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 7        Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 8        Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Country, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 9        Saudi Arabia Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Figure 10      Saudi Arabia Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 11      Saudi Arabia Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 12      Saudi Arabia Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 13      UAE Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Figure 14      UAE Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 15      UAE Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 16      UAE Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 17      Qatar Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Figure 18      Qatar Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 19      Qatar Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 20      Qatar Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 21      Kuwait Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Figure 22      Kuwait Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 23      Kuwait Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 24      Kuwait Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 25      South Africa Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Figure 26      South Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 27      South Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 28      South Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 29      Nigeria Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Figure 30      Nigeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 31      Nigeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 32      Nigeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 33      Algeria Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Figure 34      Algeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 35      Algeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 36      Algeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 37      Rest of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Figure 38      Rest of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 39      Rest of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Figure 40      Rest of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

List of Tables

Table 1         Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Table 2         Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 3         Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Size, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 4         Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 5         Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Country, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 6         Saudi Arabia Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Table 7         Saudi Arabia Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 8         Saudi Arabia Smart Irrigation Market Size, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 9         Saudi Arabia Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 10       UAE Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Table 11       UAE Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 12       UAE Smart Irrigation Market Size, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 13       UAE Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 14       Qatar Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Table 15       Qatar Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 16       Qatar Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 17       Qatar Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 18       Kuwait Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Table 19       Kuwait Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 20       Kuwait Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 21       Kuwait Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 22       South Africa Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Table 23       South Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 24       South Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 25       South Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 26       Nigeria Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Table 27       Nigeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 28       Nigeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 29       Nigeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 30       Algeria Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Table 31       Algeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 32       Algeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 33       Algeria Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 34       Rest of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2031

Table 35       Rest of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 36       Rest of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By System Type, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 37       Rest of Middle East and Africa Smart Irrigation Market Share, By Application, By Value, 2019–2031

Table 14       Toro Company: Company Overview

Table 15       Toro Company Financial Overview

Table 16       Netafim Company Overview

Table 17       Netafim Financial Overview

Table 18       Hunter Industries Company Overview

Table 19       Hunter Industries Financial Overview

Table 20       Rain Bird Corporation Company Overview

Table 21       Rain Bird Corporation Financial Overview

Table 22       HydroPoint Data Systems Company Overview

Table 23       HydroPoint Data Systems Financial Overview

Table 24       Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd Company Overview

Table 25       Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd Financial Overview

Table 26       Galcon Company Overview

Table 27       Galcon Financial Overview

Table 28       Weathermatic Company Overview

Table 29       Weathermatic Financial Overview