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Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market Size and Share - Outlook Report, Forecast Trends and Growth Analysis 2025-2034

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  • 166 Pages
  • July 2025
  • Region: Global
  • Expert Market Research
  • ID: 5921400
The global light detection and ranging (LiDAR) market size reached a value of USD 1.93 Billion in 2024. The market is further expected to grow at a CAGR of 22.90% in the forecast period of 2025-2034 to attain a value of USD 15.17 Billion by 2034.

According to the LiDAR market report, the market is expected to grow as a result of LiDAR being increasingly automated to save labour and boost productivity. Throughout the forecast period, the increased demand for 3D images in sectors such as military and defence, topographical surveys, civil engineering, and corridor mapping are expected to be key LiDAR market trends driving the market growth.

Applications like 3D mapping, city planning, and corridor mapping use textured 3D imaging. The improved spatial resolution of LiDAR-based digital terrain models enables them to be more accurate in applications such inland waterways, change detection on hillsides, and water runoff for mining and agricultural areas, which is expanding the LiDAR market share. LiDAR is used to track environmental changes and track weather patterns while self-driving cars utilise LiDAR integration for GPS and navigational purposes. The growing applications of LiDAR are increasing the LiDAR market value.

LiDAR technology has extended to several domains of application, including in autonomous vehicles for object recognition and road detection, object recognition for autonomous navigation in the maritime sector, observing ocean ecosystems, mapping coastal regions, and several other applications. At a regional level, the Asia-Pacific LiDAR market is expected to witness steady growth in the coming years.

Global Market Likely to be Driven by Advancements in Technology and Applications Across Domains

LiDAR is an active remote sensing technology that employs light as a pulsed laser to gauge distance. Light pulses, in combination with other data points created by the system, generate precise 3-D info about an object in association with its environment. According to the LiDAR market analysis, LiDAR is very effective in dimension and depth for determining the distance between objects and is quicker than cameras or RADAR. LiDAR can enable visibility through dense surroundings, such as forest canopies. It is capable of generating high-resolution digital elevation models that exhibit vertical accuracy of up to 1 cm. Such advantages are expected to boost the global LiDAR market. Components of a LiDAR device include GPS, laser scanner, and an Inertial Navigation System (INS). The gear may be mounted on a mobile vehicle, like a drone, automobile, or UAV. Research and development activities by key market players are further expanding the LiDAR market share by company, and increasing the capabilities of LiDAR.

By Function, LiDAR Systems May be Airborne or Terrestrial

As per LiDAR market research, LiDAR systems may be terrestrial or airborne. Airborne LiDAR is installed on a helicopter or drone and used in applications that warrant a bird’s eye view of an extensive area. Topographic and bathymetric are the two types of standard LiDAR; While topographic employs a near-infrared laser to plot land areas, bathymetric employs green water-penetrating light to plot underwater terrain.

Terrestrial LiDAR acts on ground and could be static or mobile. Mobile LiDAR systems are set up on moving platforms like autonomous vehicle AI applications to recognize objects in the driving environment. Static LiDAR systems in the other hand, are mounted on stationary structures like tripods; such LiDAR is commonly used in surveying, archaeology, engineering, and mining.

LiDAR data are quick and accurate, and helpful for any site that warrants the determination of shape and structure of objects, advantages which are likely to increase the global LiDAR market size.

Applications of LiDAR Across Domains Likely to Boost Market Growth

As per the LiDAR market forecast, LiDAR will increasingly be used in computer vision to train autonomous vehicles, examine power lines, identify crops for fertilization, and other applications. Important LiDAR applications include:

Autonomous Vehicles - For applications in self-driving vehicles, LiDAR offers a longer-range alternate to video cameras and still images (these are less effective in demanding conditions like fog and rain). LiDAR systems mounted on vehicles gather info such as traffic signs, road markings, road obstructions, pedestrians, and other vehicles. LiDAR is generally employed with vision-based systems for wholly autonomous (Level 5) vehicles.

Aerial Inspection - Drones/UAV LiDAR data offer important aerial insights into such industrial assets that are challenging to inspect, including civil infrastructure, power lines, and other industrial assets, to decrease operational maintenance costs.

Precision Agriculture - LiDAR can help agriculture technology (agtech) companies ascertain areas to optimize water, fertilizer, and herbicides or manage pest control to enhance crop yield.

Forestry and Land Management - LiDAR may be employed to gauge vertical structures and forest canopy density. The data could be analysed to determine environmental impact, and for land management and fire prevention planning.

Survey and Mapping - LiDAR generates precise maps and digital elevation models for geographic information systems (GIS) for commercial and civil surveying and mapping applications.

Renewable Energy - LiDAR may help determine requirements to harness wind and solar energy; it can help calculate wind speed and direction to enable operators of wind farms to erect and place turbines.

Robotics - LiDAR is employed to arm robots with navigation and mapping capacities; it enables an autonomous system to determine the distance between the vehicle and other objects in the surroundings.

Such applications are expected to boost the global LiDAR market growth.

LiDAR Market Segmentation

Global Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034” offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:

By type, the market is segmented into

  • Mechanical
  • Solid States

By product, the market is divided into

  • Terrestrial
  • Aerial
  • Mobile

By component, the market is classified into

  • Navigation Systems
  • Laser Scanners
  • Positioning Systems
  • Others

By application, the global LiDAR market is segmented into

  • ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance System)
  • Mapping and Cartography
  • Environment
  • Surveillance
  • Exploration and Detection
  • Others

By end user, the market is divided into

  • Civil Engineering
  • Defence and Aerospace
  • Forestry and Agriculture
  • Archaeology
  • Transportation
  • Mining

By region, the market is segmented into

  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia Pacific
  • Latin America
  • Middle East and Africa

Key Players in the Market

The report extensively analyses the following major players in the global Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) market; it observes their capacity and newest happenings like mergers and acquisitions, capacity expansions, and plant turnarounds:
  • Faro Technologies, Inc.
  • Jabil Inc.
  • Trimble Inc.
  • Velodyne Lidar, Inc.
  • Innoviz Technologies Ltd
  • Leica Geosystems AG
  • Teledyne Geospatial
  • Luminar Technologies, Inc.
  • Quanergy Systems, Inc.
  • Ouster, Inc.
  • Others
Through Porter’s Five Forces model and SWOT analysis, the report offers deep insights into the market.

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1 Market Size 2024-2025
1.2 Market Growth 2025(F)-2034(F)
1.3 Key Demand Drivers
1.4 Key Players and Competitive Structure
1.5 Industry Best Practices
1.6 Recent Trends and Developments
1.7 Industry Outlook
2 Market Overview and Stakeholder Insights
2.1 Market Trends
2.2 Key Verticals
2.3 Key Regions
2.4 Supplier Power
2.5 Buyer Power
2.6 Key Market Opportunities and Risks
2.7 Key Initiatives by Stakeholders
3 Economic Summary
3.1 GDP Outlook
3.2 GDP Per Capita Growth
3.3 Inflation Trends
3.4 Democracy Index
3.5 Gross Public Debt Ratios
3.6 Balance of Payment (BoP) Position
3.7 Population Outlook
3.8 Urbanisation Trends
4 Country Risk Profiles
4.1 Country Risk
4.2 Business Climate
5 Global Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market Analysis
5.1 Key Industry Highlights
5.2 Global Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Historical Market (2018-2024)
5.3 Global Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market Forecast (2025-2034)
5.4 Global Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market by Type
5.4.1 Mechanical
5.4.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.4.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.4.2 Solid States
5.4.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.4.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.5 Global Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market by Product
5.5.1 Terrestrial
5.5.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.5.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.5.2 Aerial
5.5.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.5.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.5.3 Mobile
5.5.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.5.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.6 Global Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market by Component
5.6.1 Laser Scanners
5.6.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.6.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.6.2 Navigation Systems
5.6.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.6.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.6.3 Positioning Systems
5.6.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.6.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.6.4 Others
5.7 Global Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market by Application
5.7.1 Mapping and Cartography
5.7.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.7.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.7.2 ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance System)
5.7.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.7.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.7.3 Surveillance
5.7.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.7.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.7.4 Environment
5.7.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.7.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.7.5 Exploration and Detection
5.7.5.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.7.5.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.7.6 Others
5.8 Global Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market by End User
5.8.1 Defense and Aerospace
5.8.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.8.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.8.2 Civil Engineering
5.8.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.8.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.8.3 Archaeology
5.8.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.8.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.8.4 Forestry and Agriculture
5.8.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.8.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.8.5 Mining
5.8.5.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.8.5.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.8.6 Transportation
5.8.6.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.8.6.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.9 Global Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market by Region
5.9.1 North America
5.9.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.9.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.9.2 Europe
5.9.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.9.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.9.3 Asia Pacific
5.9.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.9.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.9.4 Latin America
5.9.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.9.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.9.5 Middle East and Africa
5.9.5.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.9.5.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
6 North America Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market Analysis
6.1 United States of America
6.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
6.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
6.2 Canada
6.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
6.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
7 Europe Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market Analysis
7.1 United Kingdom
7.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
7.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
7.2 Germany
7.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
7.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
7.3 France
7.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
7.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
7.4 Italy
7.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
7.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
7.5 Others
8 Asia Pacific Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market Analysis
8.1 China
8.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
8.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
8.2 Japan
8.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
8.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
8.3 India
8.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
8.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
8.4 ASEAN
8.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
8.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
8.5 Australia
8.5.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
8.5.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
8.6 Others
9 Latin America Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market Analysis
9.1 Brazil
9.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
9.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
9.2 Argentina
9.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
9.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
9.3 Mexico
9.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
9.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
9.4 Others
10 Middle East and Africa Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Market Analysis
10.1 Saudi Arabia
10.1.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
10.1.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
10.2 United Arab Emirates
10.2.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
10.2.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
10.3 Nigeria
10.3.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
10.3.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
10.4 South Africa
10.4.1 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
10.4.2 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
10.5 Others
11 Market Dynamics
11.1 SWOT Analysis
11.1.1 Strengths
11.1.2 Weaknesses
11.1.3 Opportunities
11.1.4 Threats
11.2 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
11.2.1 Supplier’s Power
11.2.2 Buyer’s Power
11.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
11.2.4 Degree of Rivalry
11.2.5 Threat of Substitutes
11.3 Key Indicators for Demand
11.4 Key Indicators for Price
12 Competitive Landscape
12.1 Supplier Selection
12.2 Key Global Players
12.3 Key Regional Players
12.4 Key Player Strategies
12.5 Company Profiles
12.5.1 Faro Technologies, Inc.
12.5.1.1 Company Overview
12.5.1.2 Product Portfolio
12.5.1.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
12.5.1.4 Certifications
12.5.2 Jabil Inc.
12.5.2.1 Company Overview
12.5.2.2 Product Portfolio
12.5.2.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
12.5.2.4 Certifications
12.5.3 Trimble Inc.
12.5.3.1 Company Overview
12.5.3.2 Product Portfolio
12.5.3.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
12.5.3.4 Certifications
12.5.4 Velodyne Lidar, Inc.
12.5.4.1 Company Overview
12.5.4.2 Product Portfolio
12.5.4.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
12.5.4.4 Certifications
12.5.5 Innoviz Technologies Ltd
12.5.5.1 Company Overview
12.5.5.2 Product Portfolio
12.5.5.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
12.5.5.4 Certifications
12.5.6 Leica Geosystems AG
12.5.6.1 Company Overview
12.5.6.2 Product Portfolio
12.5.6.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
12.5.6.4 Certifications
12.5.7 Teledyne Geospatial
12.5.7.1 Company Overview
12.5.7.2 Product Portfolio
12.5.7.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
12.5.7.4 Certifications
12.5.8 Luminar Technologies, Inc.
12.5.8.1 Company Overview
12.5.8.2 Product Portfolio
12.5.8.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
12.5.8.4 Certifications
12.5.9 Quanergy Systems, Inc.
12.5.9.1 Company Overview
12.5.9.2 Product Portfolio
12.5.9.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
12.5.9.4 Certifications
12.5.10 Ouster, Inc.
12.5.10.1 Company Overview
12.5.10.2 Product Portfolio
12.5.10.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
12.5.10.4 Certifications
12.5.11 Others

Companies Mentioned

  • Faro Technologies, Inc.
  • Jabil Inc.
  • Trimble Inc.
  • Velodyne Lidar, Inc.
  • Innoviz Technologies Ltd
  • Leica Geosystems AG
  • Teledyne Geospatial
  • Luminar Technologies, Inc.
  • Quanergy Systems, Inc.
  • Ouster, Inc.