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

Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in Germany was 9,769 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count9,769
Change on 2023+0.2%
Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high10,3952018
Series low4,5902008

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

4,0006,0008,00010K12K2008201120142017202020242008: 4,590 count2009: 4,602 count2010: 4,615 count2011: 4,898 count2012: 5,027 count2013: 5,046 count2014: 5,396 count2015: 5,387 count2016: 5,526 count2017: 5,570 count2018: 10,395 count2019: 10,229 count2020: 10,009 count2021: 9,127 count2022: 9,838 count2023: 9,749 count2024: 9,769 count4,0006,0008,00010K12K2008201420242008: 4,590 count2009: 4,602 count2010: 4,615 count2011: 4,898 count2012: 5,027 count2013: 5,046 count2014: 5,396 count2015: 5,387 count2016: 5,526 count2017: 5,570 count2018: 10,395 count2019: 10,229 count2020: 10,009 count2021: 9,127 count2022: 9,838 count2023: 9,749 count2024: 9,769 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
20249,769
20239,749
20229,838
20219,127 Series break
202010,009
201910,229
201810,395 Series break
20175,570
20165,526
20155,387
20145,396
20135,046
20125,027
20114,898
20104,615
20094,602
20084,590

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Germany9,769
European Union (27)81,482

Rankings

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).

How to cite

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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APA 7

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, Germany, 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, Germany, 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/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, Germany, 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/germany.

Harvard

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, Germany, 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/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in Germany was 9,769 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 2nd 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 Germany?

10,395 in 2018, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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