Global Cold Chain Market Size & Outlook, 2023-2030

The cold chain industry worldwide is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 892,267.5 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 18.6% is expected of the worldwide cold chain industry from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$270,975.7
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$892,267.5
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
18.6%
Report Coverage
Worldwide

Global cold chain market highlights

  • The global cold chain market generated a revenue of USD 270,975.7 million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 892,267.5 million by 2030.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR (2024 - 2030) of 18.6% by 2030.
  • In terms of segment, storage accounted for a revenue of USD 138,026.0 million in 2023.
  • Monitoring Components is the most lucrative type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
  • In terms of region, North America was the largest revenue generating market in 2023.
  • Country-wise, Germany is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2024 to 2030.

Global data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 270,975.7 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 892,267.5 million
Growth rate18.6% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentStorage
Fastest growing segmentMonitoring Components
Historical data covered2017 - 2022
Base year for estimation2023
Forecast period covered2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationStorage, Transportation, Packaging, Monitoring Components

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, the North America accounted for 34.1% of the global cold chain market in 2023.
  • By country, the U.S. is projected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • By country, Germany is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 23,566.5 million by 2030.

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Global cold chain market outlook

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Storage was the largest segment with a revenue share of 50.94% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the Global cold chain market based on storage, transportation, packaging, monitoring components covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2017 to 2030.


  • Global Cold Chain Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017-2030)
    • Storage
      • Facilities
        • Refrigerated Warehouse
          • Private & Semi-Private
          • Public
        • Cold Room
      • Equipment
        • Blast Freezer
        • Walk-in Cooler and Freezer
        • Deep Freezer
        • Others
    • Transportation
      • Road
      • Sea
      • Rail
      • Air
    • Packaging
      • Crates
      • Insulated Containers & Boxes
        • Large (32 to 66 liters)
        • Medium (21 to 29 liters)
        • Small (10 to 17 liters)
        • X-small (3 to 8 liters)
        • Petite (0.9 to 2.7 liters)
      • Cold Chain bags/vaccine bags
      • Ice packs
      • Others
    • Monitoring Components
      • Hardware
        • Sensors
        • RFID Devices
        • Telematics
        • Networking Devices
        • Others
      • Software
        • On-premise
        • Cloud
  • Global Cold Chain Temperature Range Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017-2030)
    • Chilled
    • Frozen
    • Deep Frozen
  • Global Cold Chain Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2017-2030)
    • Food & Beverages
      • Fruits & Vegetables
      • Fruit Pulp & Concentrates
      • Dairy Products
        • Milk
        • Butter
        • Cheese
        • Ice Cream
        • Others
      • Fish, Meat, and Seafood
      • Processed Food
      • Bakery & Confectionary
      • Others
    • Pharmaceuticals
      • Vaccines
      • Blood Banking
      • Others
    • Others

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Global cold chain market size, by regions, 2017-2030 (US$M)

Top 10 countries: Cold chain market size, 2023 (US$M)

Global cold chain market share, by type, 2023 & 2030 (%, US$M)

Cold chain market: Opportunity assessment by country

Global cold chain market, by region, 2023 (US$M)

Global cold chain market size, by regions, 2017-2030 (US$M)

Type 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 CAGR
North America 44,941.8 50,586.5 57,232.8 61,932.9 70,246.9 80,434.8 92,344.7 106,493.5 123,384.5 143,652.1 168,099.7 197,744.4 233,886.2 278,196.3 17.1%
Europe 32,545.3 36,733.0 41,674.8 45,225.5 51,529.8 59,081.0 68,034.2 78,700.8 91,471.6 106,840.7 125,435.9 148,054.6 175,718.7 209,746.6 17.5%
Asia Pacific 21,729.1 25,398.2 29,823.3 33,477.6 39,435.6 46,721.8 55,569.4 66,363.5 79,596.9 95,903.5 116,103.3 141,258.6 172,757.4 212,423.4 21.1%
Latin America 10,965.5 12,524.2 14,379.7 15,793.2 18,213.2 21,137.3 24,639.4 28,854.7 33,954.0 40,155.1 47,737.5 57,059.5 68,584.8 82,917.2 18.9%
MEA 12,730.2 14,693.2 17,045.1 18,911.8 22,143.8 25,817.8 30,388.0 35,927.2 42,674.4 50,936.0 61,107.0 73,696.3 89,366.4 108,984.1 20.0%
Overall 122,911.8 139,935.1 160,155.7 175,341.0 201,569.4 233,192.6 270,975.7 316,339.7 371,081.3 437,487.4 518,483.4 617,813.4 740,313.5 892,267.6 18.6%

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