Electromagnetic Flowmeter Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2021-2031

The Global Electromagnetic Flowmeter Market is projected to expand from USD 3.08 Billion in 2025 to USD 4.38 Billion by 2031, reflecting a CAGR of 6.04%. This growth is underpinned by the essential role of these volumetric devices - which apply Faraday's Law of Induction to measure electrically conductive liquids - in ensuring regulatory compliance for water and wastewater management, as well as their increasing adoption in automated sectors like chemical processing and food manufacturing. While the long-term trajectory remains positive, the market faces near-term headwinds from economic volatility, evidenced by a ten percent revenue decline in the sensor and measurement sector during the third quarter of 2024 according to the AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement. Furthermore, the technology's inherent inability to measure non-conductive fluids such as hydrocarbons continues to limit its penetration into the oil and gas industry.

Market Drivers

A primary catalyst for the electromagnetic flowmeter market is the escalating global demand for efficient water and wastewater management solutions to mitigate non-revenue water and satisfy regulatory mandates. This demand is supported by substantial government and utility investments in infrastructure modernization, such as the Government of India's allocation of Rs 67,000 crore to the Jal Jeevan Mission in the 2025-26 budget and Ofwat's approval of a record £104 billion investment package for water companies in England and Wales for the 2025-2030 period. Concurrently, technological advancements in battery-powered and wireless smart flowmeters are driving growth by overcoming installation barriers in remote locations within Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) networks. The commercial impact of this shift toward intelligent instrumentation is illustrated by Badger Meter's 14 percent year-over-year increase in utility water sales in late 2025, which was largely attributed to the accelerated adoption of smart water management solutions.

Market Challenges

The most significant technical impediment restricting the Global Electromagnetic Flowmeter Market is the instrument's operational reliance on fluid conductivity, which renders it ineffective for measuring non-conductive media like hydrocarbons, distilled water, and various chemical solvents. This limitation creates a substantial barrier to entry in the lucrative oil and gas sector, compelling operators to prefer alternative technologies such as Coriolis or ultrasonic flowmeters for hydrocarbon applications. The inability to address this segment results in a missed opportunity to capture significant industrial capital expenditure; for instance, while the VDMA reported that incoming orders in the chemical plant engineering sector reached 2.39 billion euros in 2024, the electromagnetic flowmeter market cannot fully leverage this investment potential due to its incompatibility with the non-conductive fluids frequently processed in these heavy industries.

Market Trends

The advancement of in-situ self-verification and smart diagnostics is reshaping maintenance strategies by enabling operators to validate instrument performance without process interruption, thereby reducing operational costs associated with wet calibrations. This reliance on lifecycle-enhancing technology is evident in the market, with key players like Honeywell reporting a 3 percent organic growth in their Process Solutions segment in 2024, driven significantly by advanced device diagnostics and services. Simultaneously, the integration of Industrial IoT and wireless protocols such as Ethernet-APL is transforming flowmeters into active nodes within plant-wide control networks, facilitating real-time loop optimization and predictive analytics. This trend toward digitized automation infrastructure is reflected in Yokogawa's financial results for fiscal year 2024, where orders in the control segment rose by 7.7 percent, signaling a robust expansion in the deployment of connected industrial instrumentation.

Key Players Profiled in the Electromagnetic Flowmeter Market

• ABB Ltd.
• Azbil Corporation
• Endress+Hauser AG
• Emerson Electric Co.
• Toshiba Corporation
• Honeywell International Inc.
• KROHNE Messtechnik GmbH
• Omega Engineering Inc.
• Siemens AG
• Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Report Scope

In this report, the Global Electromagnetic Flowmeter Market has been segmented into the following categories:

Electromagnetic Flowmeter Market, by Product:

• In-line Magnetic Flowmeters
• Low Flow Magnetic Flowmeters
• Insertion Magnetic Flowmeters

Electromagnetic Flowmeter Market, by Application:

• Water & Wastewater
• Chemicals & Petrochemicals
• Power Generation
• Metals & Mining
• Oil & Gas
• Food & Beverage

Electromagnetic Flowmeter Market, by Region:

• North America
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific
• South America
• Middle East & Africa

Competitive Landscape

Company Profiles: Detailed analysis of the major companies present in the Global Electromagnetic Flowmeter Market.

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