Europe Pest Control Market Outlook - 2025
Pest control is used for killing, or repelling attacks of pests such as insects, rodents, and bed bugs. These pests not only damage the crops but also affect the human life through various diseases. Different types of professional pest control treatments to control or kill pest population comprises chemical, biological, and mechanical. Inspection is the fundamental step for any type of pest control service.
The Europe pest control market accounted for revenue of $3.8 billion in 2017 and is anticipated to reach $6.2 billion by 2025. The Europe pest control industry is heading towards growth expansion phase in its life cycle and it is anticipated to explore new growth opportunities in crop protection application. This market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 6.1% from 2018 to 2025. Increase in agricultural output and demand for pesticides in crop protection is the vital factor driving the growth of the pest control market in Europe. In addition, climate change across the globe including Europe is also a key factor for upsurge in demand for pest control products and services because climate change attributes to rise in temperature, whereas high temperature is ideal condition for increase in pest population. However, toxicity associated with pesticides and its adverse effect on the human and animal health emerged as a major restraining factor for the growth of the market. In agricultural sector and food industry, consumers aim to adopt pesticides with low toxic levels, owing to their associated adverse effects on health. Increasing penetration of small-scale service providers in Europe which are playing on low budget price. This is one of the Pest control market trends observed in the recent year.
The Europe pest control market is segmented into type, pest type, application, and region. Based on type, the market is divided into chemical, mechanical, biological, and others. Based on pest type, it is classified into insects, termites, rodents, and others. Based on application, it is categorized into commercial, residential, agriculture, industrial, and others. Region wise, the market is analyzed across Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and rest of the Europe.
Western Europe is the largest region in the Europe wherein, Germany, UK, France, and Italy are the major contributors. Countries such as Netherland and Greece are anticipated to register significant growth due to greater penetration of small scale pest control service providers.
The Europe pest control market analysis covers in depth information of major industry participants. Some of the major players in the market include BASF SE, Bayer AG, Rentokil Initial plc, Ecolab, Rollins, Inc., FMC Corporation, The ServiceMaster Company, LLC., Syngenta, Dodson Pest Control, Inc., and Lindsey Pest Services. Some of the other players are NBC Environment, Eastern Pest Control, JG Pest Control, Cleankill Pest Control, and others.
To stay too competitive in the Europe pest control market, key players are adopting different strategies such as product launch, business expansion, and acquisition. For instance, BASF launched multi-purpose, undetectable insecticide product named Seclira WSG in Australia. Seclira’s unique colorless, non-staining, and odorless formulation is ideal for use in areas where appearance is important. Seclira WSG received registration from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority and is now approved for the use throughout in Australia. This product launch has reinforced company's product portfolio.
By Type
Chemical is projected as the most lucrative segment.
Based on type, the market is classified into chemical, mechanical, biological, and others. The chemical segment is expected to account for largest pest control market share among others during the projected period. This is attributed to its cost effectiveness. Thus, the demand for chemical type is high as compared to biological, mechanical, and others.
By Pest Type
Insects is projected as the most lucrative segment.
Based on pest type, the market is divided into insects, termites, rodents, and others. Insects had the largest share in 2017 and is anticipated to dominate the market during the forecast period. Insecticides continue to be a dominant pesticide as crop losses from insects has become more evident.
By Application
Commercial is projected as the most lucrative segment.
Based on application, the Europe pest control market is classified into commercial, residential, agriculture, industrial, and others. Among all, the commercial segment has the largest share in 2017, as there is a necessity to prevent pest infestation to protect the health of employees and customers in commercial buildings. After commercial, agriculture is anticipated to be the dominant application segment, this is attributed to reduce the loss of crops. Increasing crop issues is offering scope to pesticide consumption which is anticipated to expand overall Europe pest control market size.
By Region
Western Europe holds a dominant position in 2018 and would continue to maintain the lead over the forecast period.
Based on region, the market is analyzed across Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and rest of the Europe. Western Europe dominated market due to several factors such as highest food production, presence of major market players which are influencing domestic growth, and promising growth from countries such as the UK, Germany, Italy, and France.
Key Benefits for Europe Pest Control Market:
- The report provides an in-depth analysis of the pest control market forecast with current and future trends
- Europe pest control market analysis is provided based on various macro and micro economic indicators
- This report highlights the key drivers, opportunities, and restraints of the market along with an impact analysis of the forecast period which has direct impact on the Europe pest control market growth
- Porter’s five forces analysis helps to analyze the potential of the buyers & suppliers and the competitive scenario of the pest control industry for strategy building
- An extensive analysis of various regions provides insights that are expected to allow companies to strategically plan their business moves.
- The profiles of key players along with their key strategic developments are enlisted in the report
Europe Pest Control Market Report Highlights
| Aspects | Details |
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 Key Market Players | FMC CORPORATION, RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC, ROLLINS, INC., THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC., BAYER AG, ANTICIMEX, SYNGENTA, DODSON PEST CONTROL, INC., BASF SE, ECOLAB, LINDSEY PEST SERVICES |
Analyst Review
According to the CXOs, the Europe pest control market experiences significant growth in the pest control market in the recent years. Owing to recessionary factors and large number of macro-economic drivers, such as population growth, urbanization, rise in middle classes, climate change, food safety regulation, and increase in business and consumer intolerance to pest issues. The companies involved in pest control management opt for mergers and acquisitions to maintain their position, build sector expertise, and enter in the new markets. Presence of largest pest control services and product offering company i.e. Rentokil in the Europe is expected to drive the domestic demand, wherein, UK is anticipated to witness added advantage as compared to other country level market. Implementation of stringent regulation policies toward hygiene & sanitation and increase in health initiatives are expected to boost the growth of the Europe market during the forecast period.
UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Netherlands are the major markets for demand of pest control in Europe. This is mainly due to presence of dominant industry participants along with significant contribution from the unorganized pest control sector in similar countries. Due to active contribution from pest control service providers Germany, UK, and Netherlands anticipated to register extensive growth over the forecast period.
The Europe pest control market accounted for revenue of $3,825.1 million in 2017
The forecast period considered for the Europe pest control market is 2018-2025.
The Europe pest control market was valued at $4,395.4 million in 2019.
Base year considered in the Europe pest control market is 2017.
BASF SE, Bayer AG, Rentokil Initial plc, Ecolab, Rollins, Inc., Anticimex, and FMC Corporation are the prominent companies that have acquired major market share in the Europe pest control market.
The countries that have shown investment potential in the Europe pest control market includes Germany, UK, Netherlands, Italy, and France.
The Germany Pest control market accounted for the largest market share in 2017
Based on application, commercial segment is registering promising growth in the Europe pest control market over applications.
Greece and Netherlands are the emerging markets in the Europe Pest Control market, which are projected grow at a CAGR of 9.2% and 7.8% respectively.
Growing interest of small scale manufacturers in the pest control services segment, and consistent product development and product launch by industry participants.
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