Local units in mining and quarrying in Ireland

Local units in mining and quarrying in Ireland was 405 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 18% from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count405

Change on 2023-18%

Rank17th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high5482021

Series low4052024

Next release: Thursday, 30 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Local units in mining and quarrying in Ireland, 2021 to 2024

count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 3 values

Period	count
2024	405
2023	494
2021	548

Rankings

EU countries by local units in mining and quarrying 27 places

Definition

Number of local units of enterprises in mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

How to cite

Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Local units in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

MLA 9

Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Local units in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2021 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-mining/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Local units in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-mining/ireland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Local units in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-mining/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021): Local units in mining and quarrying, Ireland, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/local-units-mining/ireland. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs\_r\_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the local units in mining and quarrying in Ireland?

Local units in mining and quarrying in Ireland was 405 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 18% from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest local units in mining and quarrying in Ireland?

548 in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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