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 m3Ìýper 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 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1607045/water-desalination-sector-key-figures-worldwide/
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