Soil Moisture Meter Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Type (Volumetric, Tensiometers, Solid State Sensors), By Application (Agriculture, Residential, Sports Turf, Forestry, Construction & Mining, Research Studies, Others (Landscaping, Ground Care)) and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

Soil moisture meters play a critical part in enabling users to monitor and measure moisture present in the soil. The moisture meters have reduced the process that was earlier used to measure soil moisture that is taking a sample into laboratories and measuring water content, density among others.

The method of measuring soil moisture with the help of soil moisture meter is simply by sinking the meter in the soil. Soil moisture meter provides volumetric content of soil which is why it is considered to be ideal for many experiments like soil science, environmental science & agriculture science making it a prominent market trend and reason for the growth of the market.

The soil moisture meters are predominantly used across diversified sectors by following users, such as Gardners for planting of various types of flora & fauna, farmers for checking the right moisture for cultivating right crops, and by scientist for research. The soil moisture meters also provide valuable information to a number of private companies and government agencies concerned with soil erosion and slope failure, weather and climate, reservoir management, runoff potential, and flood control.

Furthermore, as soil moisture is a key variable in regulating the exchange of heat and water energy between land surface and atmosphere through plant transpiration and vapourization. As a result, soil moisture meters play a vital role in aiding to an understanding of weather patterns and the production of precipitation.

Additionally, soil moisture meters have become an essential tool in measuring soil moisture as it is a very critical process with potentially high variability in components of soil environment. Moreover, improved characterization of vegetation, surface soil moisture, and temperature can lead to significant forecast improvements by soil moisture meter. Furthermore, growth of soil moisture meter market is now backed by sports sector, resulting in increased demand of these meters to maintain the grounds. For instance, the moisture meters are used to determine and preserve moisture in golf turfs.

Key Players in the Industry

Key players operating in the Global Soil Moisture Meter Market are The Toro Company, Sentek Technologies, Delta-T Devices Ltd, Trellis, Inc., Spectrum Technologies, Inc., Vegetronix, Inc., T.R. TURONI S.R.L, METER Group, Inc., Lincoln Irrigation Company and FLIR Systems, Inc.

Segmentation

Regional Analysis

In Asia Pacific, growth in advanced agricultural practices by emerging economies such as India & China is expected to drive the soil moisture meter market. Furthermore, research studies by government agencies will help in expansion and strengthening the moisture meters market. Along with that increase in the number of agricultural research projects and investments by MNC’s in agriculture for increasing the agricultural output will be a key growth factor for the rise in the market of soil moisture meter market. 

North America is estimated to take the largest share of the market during the forecast period. The development of the market is attributed to strict environmental regulation by government and increasing support of automation in agriculturtal processes along with the adoption of yield monitoring practices and precision farming by farmers to increase productivity.

Key Industry Development

• April 2019: The Toro Company announced the acquisition of privately held The Charles Machine Works, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation and other brands which works in the underground construction market.