Europe Commercial Drone Market Size & Outlook, 2023-2030

The commercial drone market in Europe is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 13,556.5 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 12.6% is expected of Europe commercial drone market from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$5,904.4
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$13,556.5
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
12.6%
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Europe commercial drone market highlights

  • The Europe commercial drone market generated a revenue of USD 5,904.4 million in 2023.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.6% from 2024 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, rotary was the largest revenue generating product in 2023.
  • Hybrid is the most lucrative product segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
  • Country-wise, Finland is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2024 to 2030.

Europe data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 5,904.4 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 13,556.5 million
Growth rate12.6% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentRotary
Fastest growing segmentHybrid
Historical data covered2018 - 2022
Base year for estimation2023
Forecast period covered2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationFixed-wing, Rotary, Hybrid
Key market players worldwideAeroVironment Inc, Autel Robotics, Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd, Draganfly Inc Ordinary Shares, Intel Corp, Parrot SA, PrecisionHawk, Yuneec

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, Europe region accounted for 25.7% of the global commercial drone market in 2023.
  • Globally, Asia Pacific is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • Asia Pacific is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 20,383.0 million by 2030.

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Europe commercial drone market outlook

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Rotary was the largest segment with a revenue share of 79.34% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the Europe commercial drone market based on fixed-wing, rotary, hybrid covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is one of the key governing entities, which regulates the commercial drone laws and regulation across all the states in the European Union. The regulations for flying commercial drones across the region is highly fragmented with different regulations in each country.

However, the EASA is likely to make necessary modifications to design unified drone regulations for all the members of EU. EASA is expected to develop a unified framework, at the same time maintaining flexibility for each member state. To support these efforts from EASA and other country level regulatory bodies, government and industry stakeholders are collaborating to identify common concerns, and opportunities around the proliferation of commercial drones.

One such partnership occurred during the annual Robotic Skies workshop held at Oxford, UK. This partnership covered the role of public policy and private industry in the drone industry. The panels in the event, comprising many industry experts and former key members of FAA, addressed EASA recommendations.

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