Citric Acid Disinfectant Market Report 2025

This citric acid disinfectant market report delivers an in-depth analysis of the market’s key characteristics, including size, growth potential, and segmentation. It provides a detailed breakdown of the market across major regions and leading countries, highlighting historical data and future growth projections. The report also examines the competitive landscape, market share insights, emerging trends, and strategic developments shaping the market.

The citric acid disinfectant market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $3.06 billion in 2024 to $3.46 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rise in awareness about public health, growth of e-commerce platforms, rise in demand in household cleaning products, rise of green building practices, and increase use in water treatment applications.

The citric acid disinfectant market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $5.55 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to demand for allergen-free cleaning and disinfecting products, disposable income increases, demand for fragrance-free disinfectants, growing use in pet care products, and expansion of supermarkets and retail chains. Major trends in the forecast period include eco-friendly packaging solutions, smart cleaning devices, creating DIY cleaning solutions, biodegradable cleaning solutions, and non-toxic disinfectants.

The growing emphasis on hygiene and cleanliness is expected to drive the expansion of the citric acid disinfectant market in the future. Hygiene and cleanliness involve practices and conditions designed to maintain health and prevent disease by keeping environments and personal spaces free from dirt, germs, and contaminants. This increased awareness is largely due to public health campaigns, a rise in infectious diseases, and a global focus on disease prevention. Citric acid disinfectants contribute to maintaining hygiene by disrupting the cellular membranes of microorganisms, leading to their destruction. The low pH of citric acid creates an environment that is unfavorable for microbial growth and reproduction. For instance, in July 2023, United Nations Water reported that, in 2022, approximately 3.5 billion people lacked access to safely managed sanitation, and 2 billion lacked essential hygiene services. To achieve universal coverage by 2030, there needs to be a five-fold increase in safely managed sanitation and a three-fold increase in essential hygiene services. Thus, the heightened focus on hygiene and cleanliness is fueling the growth of the citric acid disinfectant market.

Key players in the citric acid disinfectant market are concentrating on developing innovative products, such as plant-based disinfecting wipes, to offer convenient and effective cleaning solutions. Plant-based disinfecting wipes use ingredients derived from plants instead of synthetic chemicals, providing an eco-friendly alternative to traditional disinfectants. These wipes are designed to be biodegradable and less harmful to the environment. For example, in August 2024, The Clorox Company, a U.S.-based manufacturer, introduced Clorox EcoClean Disinfecting Wipes. These wipes contain citric acid as an active ingredient, effectively killing 99.9% of germs, including cold and flu viruses, without the use of bleach, ammonia, or alcohol. The Clorox EcoClean wipes are an environmentally friendly option for cleaning professionals, offering effective sanitation without strong chemical odors and using 38% less plastic. They are suitable for use in shared spaces and are gentle on surfaces such as doorknobs, countertops, tables, and desks while being effective against grease, grime, and germs, including cold and flu viruses, norovirus, and COVID-19.

In November 2023, Virox Technologies Inc., a disinfectant company based in Canada, formed a partnership with Diversey, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. This collaboration aims to launch sustainable disinfectant products powered by Citr-IQ to improve infection prevention and control in healthcare settings while reducing environmental impact. Diversey Inc. is a cleaning products company headquartered in the United States.

Major companies operating in the citric acid disinfectant market are Procter & Gamble Company, The Dow Chemical Company, 3M Company, Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, Ecolab Inc., S. C. Johnson & Son Inc., Medline Industries LP, B. Braun Medical Inc., The Clorox Company, STERIS plc, Nipro Corporation, Diversey Holdings Ltd., Arxada, Cantel Medical Corp., Zep Inc., Betco Corporation, Contec Inc., Guangdong Biolight Meditech Co. Ltd., Cole-Parmer Instrument Company LLC, Midlab Inc., Wang Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals, International Products Corporation, Voda Chemicals Private Limited., Soxa Formulations and Research Private Limited., GBL Gül Biology Laboratory.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the citric acid disinfectant market in 2024. The regions covered in the citric acid disinfectant market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the citric acid disinfectant market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Citric acid disinfectant is a cleaning and disinfecting solution that uses citric acid as its main active ingredient. Known for its antimicrobial properties, citric acid helps to prevent the growth of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. These disinfectants are widely used for cleaning and sanitizing surfaces, particularly in household and food-related environments, due to their non-toxic, biodegradable, and eco-friendly characteristics.

The primary products in the citric acid disinfectant market include liquid citric acid disinfectants, powdered citric acid disinfectants, gel citric acid disinfectants, spray citric acid disinfectants, and wipe citric acid disinfectants. Liquid citric acid disinfectants are solutions that utilize citric acid for surface disinfection. Applications of these disinfectants span surface cleaning, the food and beverage industry, pharmaceuticals, household cleaning, and water treatment. They are distributed through various channels, both online and offline.

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The citric acid disinfectant market consists of sales of hand sanitizers, multi-surface sprays, and surface cleaners. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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