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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 27 EU countries in 2020, at 62,531. Malta had the lowest, at 14. The median was 1,365 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 166,164. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest62,531Germany
Lowest14Malta
Median1,36527 EU countries
European Union (27)166,164History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 2,429 countBelgium: 774 countBulgaria: 1,926 countCyprus: 87 countCzechia: 12,025 countGermany: 62,531 countDenmark: 1,400 countEstonia: 348 countSpain: 14,362 countFinland: 981 countFrance: 29,904 countGreece: 9,237 countCroatia: 565 countHungary: 1,325 countIreland: 760 countItaly: 9,454 countLithuania: 1,316 countLuxembourg: 111 countLatvia: 506 countMalta: 14 countNetherlands: 2,112 countPoland: 3,922 countPortugal: 4,890 countRomania: 1,038 countSweden: 2,146 countSlovenia: 1,365 countSlovakia: 637 count
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  • 600 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 8,400
  • 8,400 and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

Germany: 62,531 countGermany62,531France: 29,904 countFrance29,904Spain: 14,362 countSpain14,362Czechia: 12,025 countCzechia12,025Italy: 9,454 countItaly9,454Greece: 9,237 countGreece9,237Portugal: 4,890 countPortugal4,890Poland: 3,922 countPoland3,922Austria: 2,429 countAustria2,429Sweden: 2,146 countSweden2,146Netherlands: 2,112 countNetherlands2,112Bulgaria: 1,926 countBulgaria1,926Denmark: 1,400 countDenmark1,400Slovenia: 1,365 countSlovenia1,365Hungary: 1,325 countHungary1,325Lithuania: 1,316 countLithuania1,316Romania: 1,038 countRomania1,038Finland: 981 countFinland981Belgium: 774 countBelgium774Ireland: 760 countIreland760Slovakia: 637 countSlovakia637Croatia: 565 countCroatia565Latvia: 506 countLatvia506Estonia: 348 countEstonia348Luxembourg: 111 countLuxembourg111Cyprus: 87 countCyprus87Malta: 14 countMalta14Germany: 62,531 countGermany62,531France: 29,904 countFrance29,904Spain: 14,362 countSpain14,362Czechia: 12,025 countCzechia12,025Italy: 9,454 countItaly9,454Greece: 9,237 countGreece9,237Portugal: 4,890 countPortugal4,890Poland: 3,922 countPoland3,922Austria: 2,429 countAustria2,429Sweden: 2,146 countSweden2,146Netherlands: 2,112 countNetherlands2,112Bulgaria: 1,926 countBulgaria1,926Denmark: 1,400 countDenmark1,400Slovenia: 1,365 countSlovenia1,365Hungary: 1,325 countHungary1,325Lithuania: 1,316 countLithuania1,316Romania: 1,038 countRomania1,038Finland: 981 countFinland981Belgium: 774 countBelgium774Ireland: 760 countIreland760Slovakia: 637 countSlovakia637Croatia: 565 countCroatia565Latvia: 506 countLatvia506Estonia: 348 countEstonia348Luxembourg: 111 countLuxembourg111Cyprus: 87 countCyprus87Malta: 14 countMalta14
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 countries2020
count		Change on 2019
1Germany62,531-14.1%
2France29,904+2.7%
3Spain14,362-4.3%
4Czechia12,025+1.1%
5Italy9,454+0.3%
6Greece9,237+19%
7Portugal4,890+8.6%
8Poland3,922+9.5%
9Austria2,429+3.3%
10Sweden2,146-2%
11Netherlands2,112+22%
12Bulgaria1,926+18.5%
13Denmark1,400-10.3%
14Slovenia1,365-0.7%
15Hungary1,325+15.7%
16Lithuania1,316-1.6%
17Romania1,038-0.1%
18Finland981+3%
19Belgium774+6.6%
20Ireland760+14.6%
21Slovakia637+6.7%
22Croatia565-5.7%
23Latvia506-3.1%
24Estonia348+40.3%
25Luxembourg111+20.7%
26Cyprus87-8.4%
27Malta14n/a

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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. 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (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 62,531 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 14 in 2020.

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.

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