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EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2024

Germany had the highest enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 66,427. Malta had the lowest, at 27. The median was 1,795 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 202,663. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest66,427Germany
Lowest27Malta
Median1,79527 EU countries
European Union (27)202,663History

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 5,080 countBelgium: 959 countBulgaria: 5,396 countCyprus: 136 countCzechia: 12,882 countGermany: 66,427 countDenmark: 2,337 countEstonia: 661 countSpain: 11,565 countFinland: 1,728 countFrance: 47,330 countGreece: 12,473 countCroatia: 879 countHungary: 1,795 countIreland: 1,008 countItaly: 9,907 countLithuania: 1,318 countLuxembourg: 162 countLatvia: 640 countMalta: 27 countNetherlands: 3,412 countPoland: 5,328 countPortugal: 5,036 countRomania: 1,572 countSweden: 2,416 countSlovenia: 1,380 countSlovakia: 809 count
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  • 800 to 1,500
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  • 3,000 to 9,000
  • 9,000 and over
count, 2024. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

Germany: 66,427 countGermany66,427France: 47,330 countFrance47,330Czechia: 12,882 countCzechia12,882Greece: 12,473 countGreece12,473Spain: 11,565 countSpain11,565Italy: 9,907 countItaly9,907Bulgaria: 5,396 countBulgaria5,396Poland: 5,328 countPoland5,328Austria: 5,080 countAustria5,080Portugal: 5,036 countPortugal5,036Netherlands: 3,412 countNetherlands3,412Sweden: 2,416 countSweden2,416Denmark: 2,337 countDenmark2,337Hungary: 1,795 countHungary1,795Finland: 1,728 countFinland1,728Romania: 1,572 countRomania1,572Slovenia: 1,380 countSlovenia1,380Lithuania: 1,318 countLithuania1,318Ireland: 1,008 countIreland1,008Belgium: 959 countBelgium959Croatia: 879 countCroatia879Slovakia: 809 countSlovakia809Estonia: 661 countEstonia661Latvia: 640 countLatvia640Luxembourg: 162 countLuxembourg162Cyprus: 136 countCyprus136Malta: 27 countMalta27Germany: 66,427 countGermany66,427France: 47,330 countFrance47,330Czechia: 12,882 countCzechia12,882Greece: 12,473 countGreece12,473Spain: 11,565 countSpain11,565Italy: 9,907 countItaly9,907Bulgaria: 5,396 countBulgaria5,396Poland: 5,328 countPoland5,328Austria: 5,080 countAustria5,080Portugal: 5,036 countPortugal5,036Netherlands: 3,412 countNetherlands3,412Sweden: 2,416 countSweden2,416Denmark: 2,337 countDenmark2,337Hungary: 1,795 countHungary1,795Finland: 1,728 countFinland1,728Romania: 1,572 countRomania1,572Slovenia: 1,380 countSlovenia1,380Lithuania: 1,318 countLithuania1,318Ireland: 1,008 countIreland1,008Belgium: 959 countBelgium959Croatia: 879 countCroatia879Slovakia: 809 countSlovakia809Estonia: 661 countEstonia661Latvia: 640 countLatvia640Luxembourg: 162 countLuxembourg162Cyprus: 136 countCyprus136Malta: 27 countMalta27
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
count		Change on 2023
1Germany66,427-10.3%
2France47,330+10.7%
3Czechia12,882+1.2%
4Greece12,473+1.3%
5Spain11,565-1%
6Italy9,907-1.9%
7Bulgaria5,396+10.1%
8Poland5,328+7.4%
9Austria5,080+6.6%
10Portugal5,036-3.3%
11Netherlands3,412+12.9%
12Sweden2,416+7.5%
13Denmark2,337+3.6%
14Hungary1,795+1.9%
15Finland1,728+3.8%
16Romania1,572+17.9%
17Slovenia1,380+1.4%
18Lithuania1,318-2.1%
19Ireland1,008+3.9%
20Belgium959+1.2%
21Croatia879+6.5%
22Slovakia809-2.2%
23Estonia661+2%
24Latvia640+28%
25Luxembourg162+8%
26Cyprus136+9.7%
27Malta27+8%

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About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev.

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

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), 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, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 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, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-energy-supply/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 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/rankings/enterprises-energy-supply/eu-countries.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-energy-supply/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply?

Germany, with 66,427 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply?

Malta, with 27 in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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