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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 2014, at 24,883. Cyprus had the lowest, at 50. The median was 1,467 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 92,600. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest24,883France
Lowest50Cyprus
Median1,46726 EU countries
European Union (27)92,600History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 2,271 countBelgium: 693 countBulgaria: 1,743 countCyprus: 50 countCzechia: 10,414 countGermany: 2,058 countDenmark: 1,784 countEstonia: 226 countSpain: 14,244 countFinland: 849 countFrance: 24,883 countGreece: 8,430 countCroatia: 560 countHungary: 668 countIreland: 483 countItaly: 10,459 countLithuania: 1,433 countLuxembourg: 82 countLatvia: 506 countNetherlands: 1,191 countPoland: 2,583 countPortugal: 941 countRomania: 1,501 countSweden: 2,470 countSlovenia: 1,570 countSlovakia: 531 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

France: 24,883 countFrance24,883Spain: 14,244 countSpain14,244Italy: 10,459 countItaly10,459Czechia: 10,414 countCzechia10,414Greece: 8,430 countGreece8,430Poland: 2,583 countPoland2,583Sweden: 2,470 countSweden2,470Austria: 2,271 countAustria2,271Germany: 2,058 countGermany2,058Denmark: 1,784 countDenmark1,784Bulgaria: 1,743 countBulgaria1,743Slovenia: 1,570 countSlovenia1,570Romania: 1,501 countRomania1,501Lithuania: 1,433 countLithuania1,433Netherlands: 1,191 countNetherlands1,191Portugal: 941 countPortugal941Finland: 849 countFinland849Belgium: 693 countBelgium693Hungary: 668 countHungary668Croatia: 560 countCroatia560Slovakia: 531 countSlovakia531Latvia: 506 countLatvia506Ireland: 483 countIreland483Estonia: 226 countEstonia226Luxembourg: 82 countLuxembourg82Cyprus: 50 countCyprus50France: 24,883 countFrance24,883Spain: 14,244 countSpain14,244Italy: 10,459 countItaly10,459Czechia: 10,414 countCzechia10,414Greece: 8,430 countGreece8,430Poland: 2,583 countPoland2,583Sweden: 2,470 countSweden2,470Austria: 2,271 countAustria2,271Germany: 2,058 countGermany2,058Denmark: 1,784 countDenmark1,784Bulgaria: 1,743 countBulgaria1,743Slovenia: 1,570 countSlovenia1,570Romania: 1,501 countRomania1,501Lithuania: 1,433 countLithuania1,433Netherlands: 1,191 countNetherlands1,191Portugal: 941 countPortugal941Finland: 849 countFinland849Belgium: 693 countBelgium693Hungary: 668 countHungary668Croatia: 560 countCroatia560Slovakia: 531 countSlovakia531Latvia: 506 countLatvia506Ireland: 483 countIreland483Estonia: 226 countEstonia226Luxembourg: 82 countLuxembourg82Cyprus: 50 countCyprus50
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 countries2014
count		Change on 2013
1France Series break24,883+19.9%
2Spain14,244+2.7%
3Italy10,459+2.9%
4Czechia10,414+23.3%
5Greece8,430+26,243.8%
6Poland2,583+1.5%
7Sweden2,470+8%
8Austria2,271+0.7%
9Germany2,058+4.3%
10Denmark1,784-3.3%
11Bulgaria1,743-2.3%
12Slovenia1,570+2.9%
13Romania1,501+11.6%
14Lithuania1,433+18%
15Netherlands1,191+25.4%
16Portugal941+1.7%
17Finland849+4%
18Belgium693+12.1%
19Hungary668-1%
20Croatia560+9.2%
21Slovakia531+23.5%
22Latvia506+5.4%
23Ireland483-0.4%
24Estonia2260%
25Luxembourg82+10.8%
26Cyprus50+31.6%

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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. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (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 24,883 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 50 in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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