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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 26 EU countries in 2019, at 72,797. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 92. The median was 1,468 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 173,000. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest72,797Germany
Lowest92Luxembourg
Median1,46826 EU countries
European Union (27)173,000History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 2,352 countBelgium: 726 countBulgaria: 1,625 countCyprus: 95 countCzechia: 11,894 countGermany: 72,797 countDenmark: 1,561 countEstonia: 248 countSpain: 15,003 countFinland: 952 countFrance: 29,113 countGreece: 7,760 countCroatia: 599 countHungary: 1,145 countIreland: 663 countItaly: 9,423 countLithuania: 1,338 countLuxembourg: 92 countLatvia: 522 countNetherlands: 1,731 countPoland: 3,581 countPortugal: 4,501 countRomania: 1,039 countSweden: 2,190 countSlovenia: 1,375 countSlovakia: 597 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Germany: 72,797 countGermany72,797France: 29,113 countFrance29,113Spain: 15,003 countSpain15,003Czechia: 11,894 countCzechia11,894Italy: 9,423 countItaly9,423Greece: 7,760 countGreece7,760Portugal: 4,501 countPortugal4,501Poland: 3,581 countPoland3,581Austria: 2,352 countAustria2,352Sweden: 2,190 countSweden2,190Netherlands: 1,731 countNetherlands1,731Bulgaria: 1,625 countBulgaria1,625Denmark: 1,561 countDenmark1,561Slovenia: 1,375 countSlovenia1,375Lithuania: 1,338 countLithuania1,338Hungary: 1,145 countHungary1,145Romania: 1,039 countRomania1,039Finland: 952 countFinland952Belgium: 726 countBelgium726Ireland: 663 countIreland663Croatia: 599 countCroatia599Slovakia: 597 countSlovakia597Latvia: 522 countLatvia522Estonia: 248 countEstonia248Cyprus: 95 countCyprus95Luxembourg: 92 countLuxembourg92Germany: 72,797 countGermany72,797France: 29,113 countFrance29,113Spain: 15,003 countSpain15,003Czechia: 11,894 countCzechia11,894Italy: 9,423 countItaly9,423Greece: 7,760 countGreece7,760Portugal: 4,501 countPortugal4,501Poland: 3,581 countPoland3,581Austria: 2,352 countAustria2,352Sweden: 2,190 countSweden2,190Netherlands: 1,731 countNetherlands1,731Bulgaria: 1,625 countBulgaria1,625Denmark: 1,561 countDenmark1,561Slovenia: 1,375 countSlovenia1,375Lithuania: 1,338 countLithuania1,338Hungary: 1,145 countHungary1,145Romania: 1,039 countRomania1,039Finland: 952 countFinland952Belgium: 726 countBelgium726Ireland: 663 countIreland663Croatia: 599 countCroatia599Slovakia: 597 countSlovakia597Latvia: 522 countLatvia522Estonia: 248 countEstonia248Cyprus: 95 countCyprus95Luxembourg: 92 countLuxembourg92
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 countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1Germany72,797+7.1%
2France29,113+8%
3Spain15,003+1.3%
4Czechia11,894+1.5%
5Italy9,423+5.3%
6Greece7,760+10.2%
7Portugal4,501+3.1%
8Poland3,581-1.1%
9Austria2,352+1.7%
10Sweden2,190-6.3%
11Netherlands1,731+22.9%
12Bulgaria1,625+2.1%
13Denmark1,561-1.6%
14Slovenia1,375-1.4%
15Lithuania1,338-2.2%
16Hungary1,145+27.5%
17Romania1,039-10.7%
18Finland952+2.8%
19Belgium726+25.4%
20Ireland663n/a
21Croatia Series break599-7%
22Slovakia597+2.1%
23Latvia522-6.3%
24Estonia248+4.2%
25Cyprus95+15.9%
26Luxembourg920%

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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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (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 72,797 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 92 in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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