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Enterprises in mining and quarrying in Ireland

Enterprises in mining and quarrying in Ireland was 405 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 18% from 2023. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count405
Change on 2023-18%
Rank13th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high4942023
Series low3942008

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Enterprises in mining and quarrying in Ireland, 2008 to 2024

3804004204404604805002008201120142017202020242008: 394 count2009: 434 count2010: 408 count2011: 412 count2012: 411 count2013: 421 count2014: 411 count2015: 405 count2016: 413 count2017: 451 count2018: 447 count2019: 451 count2020: 452 count2021: 473 count2022: 485 count2023: 494 count2024: 405 count3754004254504755002008201420242008: 394 count2009: 434 count2010: 408 count2011: 412 count2012: 411 count2013: 421 count2014: 411 count2015: 405 count2016: 413 count2017: 451 count2018: 447 count2019: 451 count2020: 452 count2021: 473 count2022: 485 count2023: 494 count2024: 405 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodcount
2024405
2023494
2022485
2021473 Series break
2020452
2019451
2018447
2017451
2016413
2015405
2014411
2013421
2012411
2011412
2010408
2009434
2008394

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Ireland405
European Union (27)16,990

Rankings

Definition

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in mining and quarrying (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section B), from Eurostat structural business statistics.
  • An enterprise is the smallest combination of legal units that produces goods or services with some autonomy in its decisions; one enterprise can have several local units.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Enterprises in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

MLA 9

Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-mining/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Enterprises in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-mining/ireland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-mining/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs\_ovw\_act): Enterprises in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2008 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-mining/ireland. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs\_ovw\_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs\_ovw\_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the enterprises in mining and quarrying in Ireland?

Enterprises in mining and quarrying in Ireland was 405 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 18% from 2023. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprises in mining and quarrying in Ireland?

494 in 2023, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

Enterprises in mining and quarrying elsewhere in European Union (27)

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