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

Germany had the highest enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply of 25 EU countries in 2018, at 67,984. Cyprus had the lowest, at 82. The median was 1,409 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 163,889. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest67,984Germany
Lowest82Cyprus
Median1,40925 EU countries
European Union (27)163,889History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 2,312 countBelgium: 579 countBulgaria: 1,592 countCyprus: 82 countCzechia: 11,723 countGermany: 67,984 countDenmark: 1,586 countEstonia: 238 countSpain: 14,811 countFinland: 926 countFrance: 26,958 countGreece: 7,042 countCroatia: 644 countHungary: 898 countItaly: 8,945 countLithuania: 1,368 countLuxembourg: 92 countLatvia: 557 countNetherlands: 1,409 countPoland: 3,619 countPortugal: 4,365 countRomania: 1,163 countSweden: 2,337 countSlovenia: 1,394 countSlovakia: 585 count
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count, 2018. 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, 2018

Germany: 67,984 countGermany67,984France: 26,958 countFrance26,958Spain: 14,811 countSpain14,811Czechia: 11,723 countCzechia11,723Italy: 8,945 countItaly8,945Greece: 7,042 countGreece7,042Portugal: 4,365 countPortugal4,365Poland: 3,619 countPoland3,619Sweden: 2,337 countSweden2,337Austria: 2,312 countAustria2,312Bulgaria: 1,592 countBulgaria1,592Denmark: 1,586 countDenmark1,586Netherlands: 1,409 countNetherlands1,409Slovenia: 1,394 countSlovenia1,394Lithuania: 1,368 countLithuania1,368Romania: 1,163 countRomania1,163Finland: 926 countFinland926Hungary: 898 countHungary898Croatia: 644 countCroatia644Slovakia: 585 countSlovakia585Belgium: 579 countBelgium579Latvia: 557 countLatvia557Estonia: 238 countEstonia238Luxembourg: 92 countLuxembourg92Cyprus: 82 countCyprus82Germany: 67,984 countGermany67,984France: 26,958 countFrance26,958Spain: 14,811 countSpain14,811Czechia: 11,723 countCzechia11,723Italy: 8,945 countItaly8,945Greece: 7,042 countGreece7,042Portugal: 4,365 countPortugal4,365Poland: 3,619 countPoland3,619Sweden: 2,337 countSweden2,337Austria: 2,312 countAustria2,312Bulgaria: 1,592 countBulgaria1,592Denmark: 1,586 countDenmark1,586Netherlands: 1,409 countNetherlands1,409Slovenia: 1,394 countSlovenia1,394Lithuania: 1,368 countLithuania1,368Romania: 1,163 countRomania1,163Finland: 926 countFinland926Hungary: 898 countHungary898Croatia: 644 countCroatia644Slovakia: 585 countSlovakia585Belgium: 579 countBelgium579Latvia: 557 countLatvia557Estonia: 238 countEstonia238Luxembourg: 92 countLuxembourg92Cyprus: 82 countCyprus82
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 countries2018
count		Change on 2017
1Germany Series break67,984+3,252.3%
2France26,958+2.4%
3Spain Series break14,811+0.2%
4Czechia11,723+2.5%
5Italy8,945+0.9%
6Greece Series break7,042+0.8%
7Portugal4,365+7.5%
8Poland Series break3,619-16.1%
9Sweden Series break2,337-30.4%
10Austria Series break2,312-6.6%
11Bulgaria Series break1,592-5.2%
12Denmark1,586-1.4%
13Netherlands1,409+12.2%
14Slovenia1,394-6%
15Lithuania Series break1,368-4.9%
16Romania Series break1,163-3.6%
17Finland926+0.3%
18Hungary Series break898+15.1%
19Croatia644-5.4%
20Slovakia585+6.9%
21Belgium Series break579-17.6%
22Latvia557-3%
23Estonia Series break238+0.8%
24Luxembourg92+8.2%
25Cyprus82+15.5%

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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. 2 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (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 67,984 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 82 in 2018.

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. 2 EU countries have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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