As of 2023, there were approximately ****** water desalination plants across the world, serving over *** million individuals. The contracted desalination capacity of all those plants amounted to ***** million m3 per day. During the same year, the capital expenditure in the sector reached almost six billion U.S. dollars.
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International Desalination and Reuse Association. (March 16, 2025). Key figures of the water desalination sector worldwide as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1607045/water-desalination-sector-key-figures-worldwide/
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International Desalination and Reuse Association. (2025). Key figures of the water desalination sector worldwide as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1607045/water-desalination-sector-key-figures-worldwide/
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