Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling Market Size and Forecast
The Middle East and Africa data center cooling market was valued at USD 1.85 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow at a strong CAGR of approximately 17.90% during the forecast period (2025-2033F). Wave of new data centers and increased rack density, extreme temperatures, and expensive energy are some of the key factors that supported the market’s rise.
Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling Market Analysis
The Middle East and Africa data center cooling market is growing steadily as cloud providers, telecom operators, governments, and enterprises accelerate investments in digital infrastructure. New hyperscale campuses, regional colocation hubs, and edge facilities are being built in major cities across the Gulf, South Africa, and Africa. At the same time, rising ambient temperatures and increasing rack power densities are forcing data center designs to focus on cooling. Operators are no longer satisfied with using basic comfort cooling and continue to migrate to purpose-built systems that can maintain thermal stability, manage energy costs, and support future AI and high-performance demands.
Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling Market Trends
This section covers the key market trends impacting different segments of the Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling market as discovered by our team of research experts.
Transitioning from traditional air-only cooling to hybrid and liquid solutions:
In the Middle East/Africa, data center operators are gradually abandoning the old methods of air cooling in room-based systems in favor of more hybrid liquid-assisted architectures. Older CRAC/CRAH systems intended to support lower rack densities have difficulty meeting today’s AI, cloud, and virtualization demands without creating hot spots or increasing energy consumption. Operators are employing selective liquid cooling such as in-row cooling, rear-door cooling, and direct-chip cooling in high-density zones. These non-standard formats allow facilities to combine performance, risk and value for money. Standard racks can still be used, but liquids can be placed where the heat loads occur the most. The switch is more efficient in terms of PUE, higher rack density potential, and better thermal reliability, positioning data centers to scale as the region’s digital and AI workloads grow.
Key market segmentation:
This section provides analysis of key trends in each segment of the Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling Market report and forecasts at country and regional level from 2025 to 2033.
The solutions segment is showing promising growth in the data center cooling market.
According to this component, the Middle East and Africa data center cooling market is segmented into solutions and services. Among them, the Solutions segment is currently the biggest requirement for revenue due to significant investments in chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, in-row cooling, containment and control systems for new hyperscale and colocation centers. Physical cooling infrastructure is most commonly prioritized in greenfield construction and large-scale expansions because it directly impacts IT capacity, reliability, and PUE. Additionally, design, integration, and maintenance services are increasingly in demand while routine upgrades and technological changes to accommodate higher rack densities further enhance common solutions at the expense of pure service-based revenue.
The immersion cooling category held a major share in the data center cooling market in the Middle East and Africa.
Based on cooling type, the Middle East and Africa data center cooling market is segmented into immersion cooling, cold plate cooling, and spray liquid cooling. AI and high-performance workloads are turning to immersion cooling for its ability to manage extremely high heat densities and reduce energy usage. Incremental upgrades are considered for deployment in existing facilities with cold plate solutions as they are easier to integrate into traditional rack layouts. Spray liquid cooling is also more niche. However, localized cooling and a high degree of control over small spaces are important.
Saudi Arabia is expected to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period.
Saudi Arabia’s data center cooling market is growing at an impressive pace due to huge investments in cloud, Digital Vision 2030, and construction of hyperscale campuses and colocation centers. Very high ambient temperatures require efficient and robust cooling as a design consideration, requiring high-tech chiller plants, indirect evaporative cooling, close-coupled cooling, and complex controls. Cloud providers, carriers, and government agencies are also investing in new facilities such as Riyadh, Jeddah, and NEOM, typically with the aim of achieving low PUE and superior ESG scores. This presents lucrative opportunities for technology suppliers, engineering companies, and high efficiency and hybrid cooling service providers.
Competitive landscape of data center cooling industry in Middle East and Africa:
The Middle East and Africa data center cooling market is highly competitive with several global and international market players. Leading companies are adopting various growth strategies to increase their presence in the market, such as partnerships, agreements, collaborations, new product launches, geographical expansion, and mergers and acquisitions.
Top data center cooling company in the Middle East and Africa
Major players in the market include Submer, Schneider Electric, Danfoss, CoolIT Systems, NTT Ltd, Dell, Vertiv Group Corp., Asetek, Johnson Controls, and Carrier.
Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling Market Report Coverage
report attributes
detail
base year
2024
Forecast period
2025-2033
growth momentum
Accelerating at a CAGR of 17.90%
Market size in 2024
$1.85 billion
Country analysis
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, Türkiye, Israel and other Middle East and Africa
Main contributing countries
Saudi Arabia is expected to dominate the market during the forecast period.
Introduced companies
Submer, Schneider Electric, Danfoss, CoolIT Systems, NTT Ltd, Dell, Vertiv Group Corp., Asetek, Johnson Controls, Carrier.
Report scope
Market trends, drivers, and constraints. Revenue estimates and forecasts. Segmentation analysis; demand side and supply side analysis. Competitive environment; Company profile
Target segment
By component, by cooling type, by data center type, by country
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Research Methodology for Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling Market Analysis (2023-2033)
The historical market for the Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling market has been analyzed, the current market has been estimated, the future market has been predicted and the applications in key countries have been evaluated. We collected historical market data and conducted thorough secondary research to estimate the current market size. To test these insights, we carefully considered a number of findings and assumptions. Additionally, we conducted in-depth primary interviews with industry experts across the data center cooling value chain. After validating the market numbers through these interviews, we used both top-down and bottom-up approaches to predict the overall market size. Market breakdown and data triangulation techniques were then used to estimate and analyze market size for industry segments and sub-segments.
market engineering
Data triangulation techniques were employed to finalize the overall market estimates and derive precise statistical figures for each segment and sub-segment of the Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling Market. By analyzing various parameters and trends within the Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling market by component, by cooling type, by data center type, and by country, the data is divided into several segments and sub-segments.
Key Objectives of the Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling Market Research
This study identifies current and future trends in the Middle East and Africa data center cooling market and provides strategic insights for investors. This highlights the attractiveness of country-level markets and allows industry participants to tap into untapped markets and gain first-mover advantages. Other quantitative goals of the study include:
Market Size Analysis: Evaluate the current forecast and market size of the Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling market and its segments in value (USD).
Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling Market Segmentation: Segments of the study include areas by component, by cooling type, by data center type, and by data center.
Regulatory framework and value chain analysis: Examines the regulatory framework, value chain, customer behavior, and competitive environment of the data center cooling industry in the Middle East and Africa.
Country Analysis: Perform in-depth country analysis for key regions such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, Turkey, Israel, and the rest of the Middle East and Africa.
Company Overview and Growth Strategies: Company overview of the Middle East and Africa Data Center Cooling Market and growth strategies adopted by market players to sustain the rapidly growing market.
