Agriculture Sensor Market Overview

• Agriculture Sensor market size has reached to $2.06 billion in 2024

• Expected to grow to $4.18 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2%

• Growth Driver: Increasing Adoption Of Smart Farming Practices Drives The Agriculture Sensor Market

• Market Trend: Emergence Of Advanced Technologies In Agricultural Sensor

• North America was the largest region in 2024 and Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing region.

What Is Covered Under Agriculture Sensor Market?

An agriculture sensor refers to a device used in farming and agriculture to monitor various environmental and soil conditions. These sensors provide real-time data to help farmers make informed decisions about crop management, irrigation, and fertilization, ultimately improving crop yields, resource efficiency, and sustainability in farming practices.

The main types of agriculture sensors are humidity sensors, electrochemical sensors, mechanical sensors, optical sensors, pressure sensors, water sensor, soil sensors, and location sensors. The humidity sensor market consists of sales of humidity sensors by entities (organizations, sole traders, and partnerships) that are used to check the moisture and humidity ratio of land. There are four main types of humidity sensors, namely, conductive humidity sensors, thermal conductivity sensors, optic hygrometers, and oscillating hygrometers. It has various end user industry such as manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, packaging, healthcare, electronics and other end-users. These agriculture sensors are used for soil monitoring, yield mapping and monitoring, disease detection and control, weed mapping, and other applications.

What Is The Agriculture Sensor Market Size 2025 And Growth Rate?

The agriculture sensor market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $2.06 billion in 2024 to $2.37 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to global population growth, government initiatives and subsidies, precision agriculture adoption, climate change and environmental concerns, rise in crop losses.

What’s The Trade War Impact On Electrical and Electronics Industry?

The rapid rise in U.S. tariffs and the subsequent trade frictions in spring 2025 are having a major impact on the electrical and electronics sector, with semiconductors, display panels, and rare-earth metals (essential for batteries and motors) subject to steep duties. Consumer electronics brands face profit erosion, as competitive markets limit their ability to pass costs to buyers. Industrial electronics manufacturers, meanwhile, grapple with delayed projects due to shortages of tariff-impacted components like printed circuit boards. Companies are responding by relocating assembly to tariff-exempt countries, increasing inventory buffers, and redesigning products to reduce dependency on restricted materials.

How Is The Agriculture Sensor Market Segmented?

The agriculture sensor market covered in this report is segmented –

1) By Sensor Type: Humidity Sensor, Electrochemical Sensor, Mechanical Sensor, Optical Sensor, Pressure Sensor, Water Sensor, Soil Sensor, Location Sensor

2) By Application: Soil Monitoring, Yield Mapping and Monitoring, Disease Detection and Control, Weed Mapping, Other Applications

Subsegments:

1) By Humidity Sensor: Capacitive Humidity Sensors, Resistive Humidity Sensors, Thermal Conductivity Humidity Sensors

2) By Electrochemical Sensor: pH Sensors, Gas Sensors, Nutrient Sensors

3) By Mechanical Sensor: Force Sensors, Pressure Sensors, Load Cells

4) By Optical Sensor: Spectral Sensors, Color Sensors, Image Sensors

5) By Pressure Sensor: Absolute Pressure Sensors, Gauge Pressure Sensors, Differential Pressure Sensors

6) By Water Sensor: Water Level Sensors, Water Quality Sensors, Soil Moisture Sensors

7) By Soil Sensor: Soil Temperature Sensors, Soil Moisture Sensors, Soil Nutrient Sensors

8) By Location Sensor: GPS Sensors, RFID Sensors, Beacon Sensors

What Is Driving The Agriculture Sensor Market? Increasing Adoption Of Smart Farming Practices Drives The Agriculture Sensor Market

The increasing adoption of smart farming practices is expected to propel the growth of the agriculture sensor market over the coming years. Agriculture sensors are widely utilized in smart farming practices for various on-field activities such as weather forecasts, measuring leaf wetness and trunk diameter, spreading pesticides as well as insecticides, and others. The advantages of the sensor over existing technologies, such as easy installation, cheaper use, minimizes pollution and global warming, and remotely controllable, have led to a rapid surge in the utilization of technologies related to sensors in agricultural applications. For instance, according to the study conducted by McKinsey Global Institute, a business and economics research wing of McKinsey, smart farming practices are expected to create up to $11 trillion in economic benefits globally by 2025. Thus, the rapid growth in the adoption of smart farming practices by agricultural communities is expected to drive the growth of agricultural sensor market during the forecast period.

What Is Driving The Agriculture Sensor Market? Rise In Food Security Concerns Drives The Agriculture Sensor Market

The rise in food security concerns is expected to propel the growth of the agriculture sensor market going forward. Food security concerns refer to worries and challenges related to ensuring a consistent and adequate supply of safe, nutritious, and affordable food for a population, often influenced by factors such as access, availability, and distribution. Agriculture sensors play a crucial role in enabling farmers to monitor and optimize various aspects of their operations, such as soil health, weather conditions, and crop growth, ultimately enhancing productivity and ensuring a more secure food supply. For instance, according to a report by the Eurasia Group, a US-based political risk research and consulting firm, the number of people facing food insecurity globally was expected to rise up to 243 million by November 2022, or a total of 1.9 billion people. Thus, the rise in food security concerns is expected to drive the growth of agricultural sensor market during the forecast period.

Who Are The Major Players In The Global Agriculture Sensor Market?

Major companies operating in the agriculture sensor market include Libelium Comunicaciones Distribuidas S.L., Auroras, Acuity Agriculture, Pycno, AgSmarts Inc., edyn Limited, Acclima Inc., CAIPOS GmbH, Vegetronix Inc., Sentek Pty Ltd., AquaSpy Inc., CropX, Ag Leader Technology, Sol Chip Ltd., Sentera LLC, dol-sensors A/S, Glana Sensors AB, Monnit Corporation, Sensoterra, Phytech Ltd., Stellapps Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Mastiline Electronics, CanopyBoulder, Motorleaf Inc., Spensa Technologies Inc., FieldIn, Saturas Ltd., Farmobile LLC, Grassometer, Farmers Edge Inc., Advanced Animal Diagnostics Inc., Granular Inc., Trace Genomics, Arable Labs Inc., CropMetrics LLC, AgriData Inc.

What Are The Key Trends Of The Global Agriculture Sensor Market? Emergence Of Advanced Technologies In Agricultural Sensor

The emergence of advanced technologies is a key trend gaining popularity in the agriculture sensor market. The key players in the agriculture sensor market are focusing on developing innovative products with emerging technologies and low-cost features to meet the growing demand for smart farming technologies and solutions across the globe. For instance, in July 2024, Veris Technologies, a US-based manufacturer of sensors and controls for precision agriculture, launched the CoreScan automated soil sensor probe. This innovative automated soil sensor probe provides exceptional insights into the soil profile, enabling farmers to make informed and profitable decisions. Featuring advanced sensor technology, CoreScan generates high-definition maps detailing soil compaction, nutrients and water storage, organic matter, carbon levels, and more. By uncovering yield limitations that were previously concealed below the surface, this groundbreaking tool transforms soil management practices.

What Are The Key Trends Of The Global Agriculture Sensor Market? Introduction Of Electro-Optical Sensor To Optimize Fertilizer

Major players in the agricultural sensor market are introducing innovative solution such as electro-optical sensors to optimize fertilizer. An electro-optical sensor is a device or technology that combines electronics and optics to detect and analyze information from the electromagnetic spectrum. These sensors are designed to convert light or infrared radiation into electrical signals for various purposes, such as imaging, surveillance, target tracking, and remote sensing. For instance, in April 2023, DOTS (Data Of The Soil), an Israel-based developer of soil monitoring system, launched an electro-optical sensor and information system. The electro-optical sensor allows users to optimize fertilizer use based on ongoing and accessible soil data, allowing for a considerable reduction in fertilizer use.

Agriculture Sensor Market Merger And Acquisition: CropX Acquires EnGeniousAg to Enhance Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Agriculture

In September 2024, CropX, an Israel-based provider of cloud-based software solutions for farm management, acquired EnGeniousAg for an undisclosed amount. As a result of the acquisition, EnGeniousAg’s technology will deliver substantial cost savings and operational efficiencies for farmers and agribusinesses using the CropX platform. By enabling straightforward and accurate in-field nitrogen measurements alongside data-driven agronomic recommendations, CropX’s integrated system of sensors and analytics will offer a powerful and practical new approach to enhancing crop nitrogen use efficiency. EnGeniousAg is a US-based provider of nitrogen sensing technology.

Regional Outlook For The Global Agriculture Sensor Market

North America was the largest region in the agriculture sensor market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the agriculture sensor market share during the forecast period. The regions covered in the agriculture sensor market report include Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.

The countries covered in the agriculture sensor market report include Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Italy, Spain, Canada.

What Defines the Agriculture Sensor Market?

The agriculture sensor market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing agriculture sensor services such as air temperature, soil temperature at various depths, rainfall, leaf wetness, chlorophyll, wind speed, dew point temperature, wind direction. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The agriculture sensor market also includes GPS, accelerometers, smart cameras, and pH sensors which are used in providing agriculture sensor services. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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