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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 2023, at 74,086. Malta had the lowest, at 25. The median was 1,762 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 203,516. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest74,086Germany
Lowest25Malta
Median1,76227 EU countries
European Union (27)203,516History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 4,765 countBelgium: 948 countBulgaria: 4,901 countCyprus: 124 countCzechia: 12,727 countGermany: 74,086 countDenmark: 2,256 countEstonia: 648 countSpain: 11,681 countFinland: 1,664 countFrance: 42,764 countGreece: 12,315 countCroatia: 825 countHungary: 1,762 countIreland: 970 countItaly: 10,102 countLithuania: 1,346 countLuxembourg: 150 countLatvia: 500 countMalta: 25 countNetherlands: 3,022 countPoland: 4,961 countPortugal: 5,206 countRomania: 1,333 countSweden: 2,247 countSlovenia: 1,361 countSlovakia: 827 count
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  • 800 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 2,700
  • 2,700 to 9,100
  • 9,100 and over
count, 2023. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2023

Germany: 74,086 countGermany74,086France: 42,764 countFrance42,764Czechia: 12,727 countCzechia12,727Greece: 12,315 countGreece12,315Spain: 11,681 countSpain11,681Italy: 10,102 countItaly10,102Portugal: 5,206 countPortugal5,206Poland: 4,961 countPoland4,961Bulgaria: 4,901 countBulgaria4,901Austria: 4,765 countAustria4,765Netherlands: 3,022 countNetherlands3,022Denmark: 2,256 countDenmark2,256Sweden: 2,247 countSweden2,247Hungary: 1,762 countHungary1,762Finland: 1,664 countFinland1,664Slovenia: 1,361 countSlovenia1,361Lithuania: 1,346 countLithuania1,346Romania: 1,333 countRomania1,333Ireland: 970 countIreland970Belgium: 948 countBelgium948Slovakia: 827 countSlovakia827Croatia: 825 countCroatia825Estonia: 648 countEstonia648Latvia: 500 countLatvia500Luxembourg: 150 countLuxembourg150Cyprus: 124 countCyprus124Malta: 25 countMalta25Germany: 74,086 countGermany74,086France: 42,764 countFrance42,764Czechia: 12,727 countCzechia12,727Greece: 12,315 countGreece12,315Spain: 11,681 countSpain11,681Italy: 10,102 countItaly10,102Portugal: 5,206 countPortugal5,206Poland: 4,961 countPoland4,961Bulgaria: 4,901 countBulgaria4,901Austria: 4,765 countAustria4,765Netherlands: 3,022 countNetherlands3,022Denmark: 2,256 countDenmark2,256Sweden: 2,247 countSweden2,247Hungary: 1,762 countHungary1,762Finland: 1,664 countFinland1,664Slovenia: 1,361 countSlovenia1,361Lithuania: 1,346 countLithuania1,346Romania: 1,333 countRomania1,333Ireland: 970 countIreland970Belgium: 948 countBelgium948Slovakia: 827 countSlovakia827Croatia: 825 countCroatia825Estonia: 648 countEstonia648Latvia: 500 countLatvia500Luxembourg: 150 countLuxembourg150Cyprus: 124 countCyprus124Malta: 25 countMalta25
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1Germany74,086+11.7%
2France42,764+14.8%
3Czechia12,727-0.1%
4Greece12,315+0.7%
5Spain11,681-1.3%
6Italy10,102+1%
7Portugal5,206-15.8%
8Poland4,961+9.7%
9Bulgaria4,901+21.7%
10Austria4,765+19.2%
11Netherlands3,022+9.3%
12Denmark2,256+0.8%
13Sweden2,247+16.3%
14Hungary1,762+5.3%
15Finland1,664+14.5%
16Slovenia1,361+2.6%
17Lithuania1,346+3%
18Romania1,333+18.9%
19Ireland970+11.1%
20Belgium948+14.4%
21Slovakia827-0.5%
22Croatia825+25%
23Estonia648-5.5%
24Latvia500+2%
25Luxembourg150-10.2%
26Cyprus124+20.4%
27Malta25+4.2%

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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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-energy-supply/eu-countries?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-energy-supply/eu-countries?period=2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-energy-supply/eu-countries?period=2023 (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 74,086 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 25 in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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