Data centre fire protection market to reach $10.35 billion by 2035
Tom Austin-Morgan
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The global data centre fire detection and suppression market is projected to more than double in value by 2035 as operators respond to higher rack densities, lithium-ion battery hazards and tighter restrictions on clean agents, according to a new report from DC Market Insights.
The market, valued at $4.47 billion in 2025, is forecast to reach $10.35 billion by 2035, representing a compound annual growth rate of 8.75%, the report said.
Battery and AI infrastructure reshape fire protection
Annual data centre capacity additions of about 12 GW are expected to support approximately $2.95 billion in new-build fire protection spending. Demand is being driven by hyperscale, colocation, enterprise and edge facilities that are adding denser computing infrastructure to support artificial intelligence and other high-performance workloads.
Lithium-ion uninterruptible power supply and rack battery deployments are also changing detection and suppression requirements. Because thermal runaway develops differently from a conventional electrical fire, operators are placing greater emphasis on off-gas sensing, localised protection and revised response strategies in areas with large stored-energy inventories.
At the same time, restrictions on some PFAS- and HFC-based products are tightening the clean-agent supply environment and increasing interest in water mist, hybrid and alternative clean-agent systems. DC Market Insights projects the water mist and hybrid suppression segment will reach $1.14 billion by 2035.
“Fire protection is becoming more specialised as data centres combine higher energy density with batteries, liquid cooling and more complex electrical infrastructure,” said Amit Jain, senior consultant for ICT and emerging technologies at DC Market Insights and author of the report.
“Operators are reassessing where clean agents still make sense, how early off-gas detection can reduce battery risk and how water-based systems can protect high-value equipment without creating unacceptable downtime. That makes codes, testing and lifecycle maintenance as important as the initial suppression hardware.”
North America leads regional market
North America accounted for 40% of the market’s value in 2025, followed by Asia-Pacific at 28% and Europe at 23.5%. The Middle East and Africa represented 4.3%, while Latin America accounted for 4.2%.
The report said regional performance reflects differences in hyperscale investment, AI adoption, installed data centre capacity, power availability, supply chains and the pace of new construction and retrofit projects.
Inspection, testing and maintenance services are expected to reach $2.66 billion by 2035, giving fire protection providers a recurring revenue opportunity beyond equipment sales.
Companies profiled in the report include Johnson Controls, Honeywell, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Minimax Viking Group, Halma, Hochiki, Fike, Victaulic, Wagner Group, Securiton, Firetrace International and APi Group.
Recent developments cited include Johnson Controls’ August 2026 launch of Simplex Incident Manager and Autocall Fire Site Administrator workstations for large facilities, with support for as many as 250,000 devices. The report also noted FM’s July 2026 revision of Data Sheet 5-32, which advised against clean-agent systems for rack-mounted lithium-ion battery units above 20 kWh.