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Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in France

Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in France was 12,891 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.4% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count12,891
Change on 2023+2.4%
Rank1st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high13,8202013
Series low6,6412009

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Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in France, 2008 to 2024

6,0008,00010K12K14K2008201120142017202020242008: 10,554 count2009: 6,641 count2010: 12,205 count2011: 11,659 count2012: 13,497 count2013: 13,820 count2014: 12,855 count2015: 12,299 count2016: 12,834 count2017: 10,977 count2018: 10,864 count2019: 10,759 count2020: 11,029 count2021: 11,342 count2022: 12,104 count2023: 12,593 count2024: 12,891 count6,0008,00010K12K14K2008201420242008: 10,554 count2009: 6,641 count2010: 12,205 count2011: 11,659 count2012: 13,497 count2013: 13,820 count2014: 12,855 count2015: 12,299 count2016: 12,834 count2017: 10,977 count2018: 10,864 count2019: 10,759 count2020: 11,029 count2021: 11,342 count2022: 12,104 count2023: 12,593 count2024: 12,891 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodcount
202412,891
202312,593
202212,104
202111,342 Series break
202011,029
201910,759
201810,864
201710,977 Series break
201612,834
201512,299 Series break
201412,855 Series break
201313,820
201213,497
201111,659
201012,205
20096,641
200810,554

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
France12,891
European Union (27)81,482

France compared with nearby places

Austria: 2,799 countBelgium: 1,478 countBulgaria: 766 countCyprus: 247 countCzechia: 7,071 countGermany: 9,769 countDenmark: 2,250 countEstonia: 319 countSpain: 7,053 countFinland: 2,410 countFrance: 12,891 countGreece: 2,080 countCroatia: 790 countHungary: 1,728 countIreland: 1,110 countItaly: 8,579 countLithuania: 352 countLuxembourg: 68 countLatvia: 293 countMalta: 165 countNetherlands: 2,288 countPoland: 8,186 countPortugal: 1,309 countRomania: 3,419 countSweden: 1,435 countSlovenia: 404 countSlovakia: 2,223 count
  • Under 400
  • 400 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 2,200
  • 2,200 to 6,300
  • 6,300 and over
Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2024, count. France is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section E), 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).

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, France, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, France, 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-water-waste/france. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, France, 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-water-waste/france.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, France, 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-water-waste/france (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in France?

Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in France was 12,891 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.4% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in France?

13,820 in 2013, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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