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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 2017, at 26,333. Cyprus had the lowest, at 71. The median was 1,461 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 98,557. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest26,333France
Lowest71Cyprus
Median1,46126 EU countries
European Union (27)98,557History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 2,475 countBelgium: 703 countBulgaria: 1,679 countCyprus: 71 countCzechia: 11,438 countGermany: 2,028 countDenmark: 1,609 countEstonia: 236 countSpain: 14,787 countFinland: 923 countFrance: 26,333 countGreece: 6,983 countCroatia: 681 countHungary: 780 countIreland: 637 countItaly: 8,861 countLithuania: 1,439 countLuxembourg: 85 countLatvia: 574 countNetherlands: 1,256 countPoland: 4,313 countPortugal: 4,062 countRomania: 1,206 countSweden: 3,358 countSlovenia: 1,483 countSlovakia: 547 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

France: 26,333 countFrance26,333Spain: 14,787 countSpain14,787Czechia: 11,438 countCzechia11,438Italy: 8,861 countItaly8,861Greece: 6,983 countGreece6,983Poland: 4,313 countPoland4,313Portugal: 4,062 countPortugal4,062Sweden: 3,358 countSweden3,358Austria: 2,475 countAustria2,475Germany: 2,028 countGermany2,028Bulgaria: 1,679 countBulgaria1,679Denmark: 1,609 countDenmark1,609Slovenia: 1,483 countSlovenia1,483Lithuania: 1,439 countLithuania1,439Netherlands: 1,256 countNetherlands1,256Romania: 1,206 countRomania1,206Finland: 923 countFinland923Hungary: 780 countHungary780Belgium: 703 countBelgium703Croatia: 681 countCroatia681Ireland: 637 countIreland637Latvia: 574 countLatvia574Slovakia: 547 countSlovakia547Estonia: 236 countEstonia236Luxembourg: 85 countLuxembourg85Cyprus: 71 countCyprus71France: 26,333 countFrance26,333Spain: 14,787 countSpain14,787Czechia: 11,438 countCzechia11,438Italy: 8,861 countItaly8,861Greece: 6,983 countGreece6,983Poland: 4,313 countPoland4,313Portugal: 4,062 countPortugal4,062Sweden: 3,358 countSweden3,358Austria: 2,475 countAustria2,475Germany: 2,028 countGermany2,028Bulgaria: 1,679 countBulgaria1,679Denmark: 1,609 countDenmark1,609Slovenia: 1,483 countSlovenia1,483Lithuania: 1,439 countLithuania1,439Netherlands: 1,256 countNetherlands1,256Romania: 1,206 countRomania1,206Finland: 923 countFinland923Hungary: 780 countHungary780Belgium: 703 countBelgium703Croatia: 681 countCroatia681Ireland: 637 countIreland637Latvia: 574 countLatvia574Slovakia: 547 countSlovakia547Estonia: 236 countEstonia236Luxembourg: 85 countLuxembourg85Cyprus: 71 countCyprus71
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 countries2017
count		Change on 2016
1France Series break26,333-11.3%
2Spain14,787+5%
3Czechia11,438+3.7%
4Italy Series break8,861-23.1%
5Greece6,983+0.9%
6Poland4,313+17.5%
7Portugal4,062+2.1%
8Sweden3,358-43.2%
9Austria2,475+1.9%
10Germany2,028+2.7%
11Bulgaria1,679-1.5%
12Denmark1,609+0.6%
13Slovenia1,483-1.3%
14Lithuania1,439-0.1%
15Netherlands1,256+4.6%
16Romania1,206-10.7%
17Finland Series break923-1.2%
18Hungary780+15%
19Belgium703-3.3%
20Croatia681+1.6%
21Ireland637+15.6%
22Latvia574+1.2%
23Slovakia547-0.7%
24Estonia236+0.4%
25Luxembourg85+2.4%
26Cyprus71+16.4%

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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 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (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 26,333 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 71 in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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