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Desalination by Country 2024

Desalination is a technique used to filter water that contains salt and convert it into more usable water or refined for potable (drinkable) water. There are over 16,000 desalination plants in 177 countries. Many are micro plants, especially used to create cleaner water used for fracking in oil extraction.

Here is a list of large operating desalination plants that have a daily capacity of 100,000 cubic meters per day or are the largest plant in a particular country.

  • Total shown for the Channel Islands includes output from the Britannia plant, converted from gallons to m³. Totals for additional Cayman Islands plants are not included.

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Country
# of Plants
Total Capacity (m3)
Total Capacity (yd3)
United States413795,9581,041,073
Egypt821,400,0001,828,135
United Arab Emirates10304,400398,140
Algeria92,120,0002,760,000
South Africa725,65033,515
Australia71,625,0002,123,000
Singapore6869,880
Saudi Arabia52,708,9903,543,410
Israel51,699,0002,221,000
Kuwait52,238,0002,927,000
India2200,000260,000
Sweden27,98010,443
China1200,000260,000
Mexico127,64836,162
Germany1150,000200,000
Morocco1400,000520,000
Kazakhstan174,00097,000
Chile1100,000130,000
Palestine1600785
Oman1281,000368,000
Qatar1160,000210,000
Bahrain1272,760356,760
Cyprus164,00084,000
Malta120,00026,000
Maldives111,00014,000
Barbados130,00039,000
Aruba142,00054,958
Cayman Islands19,08511,883
Total569
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Country
Plant Name
Daily Capacity (Cubic Meters)
Daily Capacity (Cubic Yards)
City and Territory
Date of Completion
AlgeriaBeni Saf Desalination Plant200,000260,000Béni Saf, Aïn Témouchent2009
AlgeriaHamma Desalination Plant200,000260,000Algiers, Algiers2008
AlgeriaCap Djinet Desalination Station (Reverse Osmosis)100,000130,000Djinet, Boumerdès2012
AlgeriaTenes Desalination Plant200,000260,000Ténès, Chlef2015
AlgeriaTEC Sonaghter Desalination Plant200,000260,000Mostaganem, Mostganem2012
AlgeriaMagtaa Reverse Osmosis (RO) Desalination Plant500,000650,000Mers El Hadjadj, Oran2014
AlgeriaSkikda Desalination Plant100,000130,000Skikda, Skikda2009
AlgeriaFouka Desalination Plant120,000160,000Fouka, Tipaza2008
AlgeriaTipaza Desalination Plant100,000130,000Tipaza, Tipaza2008
AlgeriaSouk Tlata Desalination Plant200,000260,000Souk Tlata, Tlemcen2011
AlgeriaTlemcen Hounaine Desalination Plant200,000260,000Honaine, Tlemcen2011
ArubaBridgetown,Saint Michael
AustraliaSydney Desalination Plant250,000330,000New South Wales, Sydney2012
AustraliaGold Coast Desalination Plant125,000163,000Queensland, Gold Coast2009
AustraliaAdelaide Desalination Plant300,000390,000South Australia, Adelaide2012
AustraliaVictorian Desalination Plant410,000540,000Victoria, Dalyston2012
AustraliaCape Preston Desalination Plant140,000180,000Western Australia, Cape Preston2012
AustraliaPerth Seawater Desalination Plant130,000170,000Perth2006
AustraliaSouthern Seawater Desalination Plant270,000350,000Binningup2012
BahrainAl Hidd Desalination Plant
BarbadosIonics Desalination PlantBridgetown,Saint Michael
Cayman IslandsBRITANNIASeven Mile Beach, Grand Cayma
ChileCaldera Desalination PlantCaldera,Atacama Region2022
ChinaBeijing Desalination PlantTianjin
CyprusMN Larnaca Desalination CoLarnaca
GermanyCombined Desalination Plants for IslandSchleswig-Holstein
IndiaMinjur Seawater Desalination Plant, Chennai130,000Chennai, Tamil Nadu2010
IndiaNemmeli Desalination Plant130,000Nemmeli, Tamil Nadu2012
IsraelPalmachim Desalination Plant, Central161,000Palmachim, Central2007
IsraelSorek Desalination Plant817,000Palmachim, Central2013
IsraelHadera Desalination Plant348,000455,000Hadera, Haifa2009
IsraelMekorot's Desalination Plant274,000358,000Ashdod, Southern2015
IsraelAshkelon Desalination Plant329,000430,000Ashkelon, Southern2005
KazakhstanInnovation Projects EngineeringMangystau1967
KuwaitShuaiba North Desalination Plant136,000178,000Ahmadi, Mina Abd Allah
KuwaitShuaiba South Desalination Plant205,000268,000Ahmadi, Mina Abd Allah
KuwaitAz Zour Desalination Plant524,000685,000Zour
KuwaitShuwaikh Desalination Plant225,000294,000Capital, Shuwaikh
KuwaitDoha East Desalination Plant191,000250,000Jahra, Doha
KuwaitDoha West Desalination Plant502,000657,000Jahra, Doha
KuwaitSubiya Desalination Plant455,000595,000Subiya
MaldivesMalé Water & Sewerage CompanMalé, Kaafu Atoll
MaltaGħar Lapsi Reverse Osmosis PlantSiġġiewi1982
Mexico1960
MoroccoChtouka Aitbaha Desalination PlanChtouka Aït Baha2022
OmanBarka 4 Desalination PlantAr Rumays 2018
Palestine6007841997–99
QatarRas Abu Fontas160,000210,000Doha, Al Wakrah 1981
Saudi ArabiaSaline Water Conversion Corporation 1,009,0001,320,000Jubail2000
Saudi ArabiaSaline Water Conversion Corporation432,280565,400Khobar2000
Saudi ArabiaSaline Water Conversion Corporation 364,000476,0001994
Saudi ArabiaShuaiba Desalination Plant SWCC 582,290761,6102001
Saudi ArabiaSaline Water Conversion Corporation 321,420420,4002000
SingaporeSingSpring, Tuas178,3192005
SingaporeSungei Tampines5,2392007
SingaporeTuas South, Tuas416,4772013
SingaporeTuas179,2312017
SingaporeMarina East179,2312020
SingaporeJurong Island179,2312022
South AfricaMossel Bay19,647Western Cape, South Africa
South AfricaTransnet Saldanha3,142Western Cape, South Africa
South AfricaKnysna2,619Western Cape, South Africa
South AfricaPlettenberg Bay2,619Western Cape, South Africa
South AfricaBushman's River Mouth2,355Eastern Cape, South Africa
South AfricaLambert's Bay2,221Western Cape, South Africa
South AfricaCannon Rocks750981Western Cape, South Africa
SpainAlicante II85,019Inima
SpainTordera78,475
SpainBarcelona261,932Degremont El Prat, near Barcelona
SpainOropesa65,484Técnicas Reunidas
SpainMoncofa78,475Inima
SpainMarina Baja – Mutxamel65,484Degremont
SpainTorrevieja314,219Acciona
SpainCartagena Escombreras82,472Cobra, Tedagua
SpainEdam Ibiza + Edam San Antonio32,742Ibiza, Portmany
SpainMazarron47,145Tedagua
SpainBajo Almanzora85,019
Sweden480628Herrvik
Sweden7,5009,824
United Arab EmiratesSharjah Electricity and Water Authority19,5962010
United Arab EmiratesKhor Fakkan29,394
United Arab EmiratesGhalilah RAK88,959
United Arab EmiratesHamriyah117,917
United Arab EmiratesTaweelah A1 Power and Desalination Plant385,000503,470
United Arab EmiratesAqua Engineering35,326
United Arab EmiratesCH2MHill29,394
United Arab EmiratesAqua EPC26,158
United Arab EmiratesUmm Al Nar Desalination Plant394,000515,048
United Arab EmiratesAl Yasat Al Soghrih Island2,000,0002,615,810
United KingdomThames Water Desalination Plant150,000196,4742010
United StatesEl Paso104,099136,136El Paso, Texas2004
United StatesClaude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant189,271247,568California2015
United StatesConcord75,70898,971California2000
United StatesTampa Bay Water 94,635123,824Florida2004
United StatesYuma276,335361,044Arizona1974
United StatesEl Paso Plant103,558135,304Texas2004
United StatesClaude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant189,272247,808California2015
United StatesConcord75,70898,923California
United StatesCape Coral Plant56,78174,233Florida
United StatesTampa Bay Water Desalination Project94,635123,725Florida1977
United StatesYuma Desalination Plant276,006360,671Arizona2007
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Desalination by Country 2024

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State
# State Plants 2023
Alabama1
Alaska2
Arizona10
California58
Colorado10
Florida167
Georgia1
Illinois12
Iowa16
Kansas6
Massachusetts3
Michigan1
Minnesota2
Mississippi1
Missouri2
Montana3
Nebraska2
Nevada2
New Jersey3
New York2
North Carolina18
North Dakota7
Ohio8
Oklahoma2
Pennsylvania2
South Carolina6
Tennessee1
Texas52
Utah3
Virginia6
Washington1
West Virginia1
Wisconsin1
Wyoming1
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Desalination by Country 2024

Which country uses the most desalination?

Saudi Arabia relies most on the desalination process, Over 70% of its potable is converted by Reverse Osmosis (RO) from seawater - over 1,036,000 m3 daily.

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