# Value added in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation

Value added of enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E): income from operating activities after deducting purchases of goods and services, in millions of euros at current prices. Eurostat structural business statistics; at basic prices from 2021 and at factor cost for 2005 to 2020.

## Key facts

- Value added in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in the European Union (27) was €125.9 billion in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Germany had the highest value added in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation of 27 EU countries in 2024, at €35.48 billion, and Malta the lowest, at €124.37 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 2005 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `sbs_value_added_eur_water_waste`
- Unit: EUR million
- Note: 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).
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/value-added-water-waste
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/sbs_value_added_eur_water_waste

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | EUR million | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2024 | 125,901 | Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-water-waste/eu-countries.md) (27 places)