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

France had the highest enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply of 26 EU countries in 2013, at 20,756. Greece had the lowest, at 32. The median was 1,082 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 76,300. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest20,756France
Lowest32Greece
Median1,08226 EU countries
European Union (27)76,300History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 2,256 countBelgium: 618 countBulgaria: 1,784 countCyprus: 38 countCzechia: 8,446 countGermany: 1,974 countDenmark: 1,845 countEstonia: 226 countSpain: 13,867 countFinland: 816 countFrance: 20,756 countGreece: 32 countCroatia: 513 countHungary: 675 countIreland: 485 countItaly: 10,169 countLithuania: 1,214 countLuxembourg: 74 countLatvia: 480 countNetherlands: 950 countPoland: 2,546 countPortugal: 925 countRomania: 1,345 countSweden: 2,287 countSlovenia: 1,526 countSlovakia: 430 count
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count, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

France: 20,756 countFrance20,756Spain: 13,867 countSpain13,867Italy: 10,169 countItaly10,169Czechia: 8,446 countCzechia8,446Poland: 2,546 countPoland2,546Sweden: 2,287 countSweden2,287Austria: 2,256 countAustria2,256Germany: 1,974 countGermany1,974Denmark: 1,845 countDenmark1,845Bulgaria: 1,784 countBulgaria1,784Slovenia: 1,526 countSlovenia1,526Romania: 1,345 countRomania1,345Lithuania: 1,214 countLithuania1,214Netherlands: 950 countNetherlands950Portugal: 925 countPortugal925Finland: 816 countFinland816Hungary: 675 countHungary675Belgium: 618 countBelgium618Croatia: 513 countCroatia513Ireland: 485 countIreland485Latvia: 480 countLatvia480Slovakia: 430 countSlovakia430Estonia: 226 countEstonia226Luxembourg: 74 countLuxembourg74Cyprus: 38 countCyprus38Greece: 32 countGreece32France: 20,756 countFrance20,756Spain: 13,867 countSpain13,867Italy: 10,169 countItaly10,169Czechia: 8,446 countCzechia8,446Poland: 2,546 countPoland2,546Sweden: 2,287 countSweden2,287Austria: 2,256 countAustria2,256Germany: 1,974 countGermany1,974Denmark: 1,845 countDenmark1,845Bulgaria: 1,784 countBulgaria1,784Slovenia: 1,526 countSlovenia1,526Romania: 1,345 countRomania1,345Lithuania: 1,214 countLithuania1,214Netherlands: 950 countNetherlands950Portugal: 925 countPortugal925Finland: 816 countFinland816Hungary: 675 countHungary675Belgium: 618 countBelgium618Croatia: 513 countCroatia513Ireland: 485 countIreland485Latvia: 480 countLatvia480Slovakia: 430 countSlovakia430Estonia: 226 countEstonia226Luxembourg: 74 countLuxembourg74Cyprus: 38 countCyprus38Greece: 32 countGreece32
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
count		Change on 2012
1France20,756+11.9%
2Spain13,867-0.9%
3Italy10,169+13.9%
4Czechia8,446+41%
5Poland2,546-6.7%
6Sweden2,287+4.8%
7Austria2,256+5.3%
8Germany1,974+3.9%
9Denmark1,845-3%
10Bulgaria1,784+4.8%
11Slovenia1,526+16.9%
12Romania1,345+28.1%
13Lithuania1,214+148.8%
14Netherlands950+24.2%
15Portugal925+4.2%
16Finland Series break816+4.2%
17Hungary675+0.7%
18Belgium618+15.9%
19Croatia513+32.2%
20Ireland485+6.4%
21Latvia480+5.7%
22Slovakia430+20.1%
23Estonia226-2.2%
24Luxembourg740%
25Cyprus38+216.7%
26Greece32+100%

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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. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2024). Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

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Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2013. Eurostat, European Commission, 1 Mar. 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-energy-supply/eu-countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-energy-supply/eu-countries?period=2013.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-energy-supply/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 20,756 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Greece, with 32 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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