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

Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in Spain was 7,053 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.3% from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count7,053
Change on 2023-0.3%
Rank6th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high7,0752023
Series low4,2862009

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

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0002008201120142017202020242008: 4,905 count2009: 4,286 count2010: 5,848 count2011: 6,026 count2012: 6,134 count2013: 6,306 count2014: 5,726 count2015: 6,452 count2016: 6,682 count2017: 6,812 count2018: 6,501 count2019: 6,308 count2020: 6,767 count2021: 6,828 count2022: 6,926 count2023: 7,075 count2024: 7,053 count4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0002008201420242008: 4,905 count2009: 4,286 count2010: 5,848 count2011: 6,026 count2012: 6,134 count2013: 6,306 count2014: 5,726 count2015: 6,452 count2016: 6,682 count2017: 6,812 count2018: 6,501 count2019: 6,308 count2020: 6,767 count2021: 6,828 count2022: 6,926 count2023: 7,075 count2024: 7,053 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
20247,053
20237,075
20226,926
20216,828 Series break
20206,767
20196,308
20186,501 Series break
20176,812
20166,682
20156,452
20145,726
20136,306
20126,134
20116,026
20105,848
20094,286
20084,905

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Spain7,053
European Union (27)81,482

Spain 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. Spain 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, Spain, 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, Spain, 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/spain. 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, Spain, 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/spain.

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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, Spain, 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/spain (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in Spain was 7,053 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.3% from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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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 Spain?

7,075 in 2023, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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