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EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2024

Poland had the highest enterprises in mining and quarrying of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 2,414. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 9. The median was 404 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 16,990. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,414Poland
Lowest9Luxembourg
Median40427 EU countries
European Union (27)16,990History

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 332 countBelgium: 160 countBulgaria: 273 countCyprus: 44 countCzechia: 508 countGermany: 1,523 countDenmark: 226 countEstonia: 174 countSpain: 1,580 countFinland: 1,120 countFrance: 895 countGreece: 541 countCroatia: 183 countHungary: 365 countIreland: 405 countItaly: 1,713 countLithuania: 143 countLuxembourg: 9 countLatvia: 272 countMalta: 62 countNetherlands: 715 countPoland: 2,414 countPortugal: 961 countRomania: 1,308 countSweden: 568 countSlovenia: 92 countSlovakia: 404 count
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count, 2024. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

Poland: 2,414 countPoland2,414Italy: 1,713 countItaly1,713Spain: 1,580 countSpain1,580Germany: 1,523 countGermany1,523Romania: 1,308 countRomania1,308Finland: 1,120 countFinland1,120Portugal: 961 countPortugal961France: 895 countFrance895Netherlands: 715 countNetherlands715Sweden: 568 countSweden568Greece: 541 countGreece541Czechia: 508 countCzechia508Ireland: 405 countIreland405Slovakia: 404 countSlovakia404Hungary: 365 countHungary365Austria: 332 countAustria332Bulgaria: 273 countBulgaria273Latvia: 272 countLatvia272Denmark: 226 countDenmark226Croatia: 183 countCroatia183Estonia: 174 countEstonia174Belgium: 160 countBelgium160Lithuania: 143 countLithuania143Slovenia: 92 countSlovenia92Malta: 62 countMalta62Cyprus: 44 countCyprus44Luxembourg: 9 countLuxembourg9Poland: 2,414 countPoland2,414Italy: 1,713 countItaly1,713Spain: 1,580 countSpain1,580Germany: 1,523 countGermany1,523Romania: 1,308 countRomania1,308Finland: 1,120 countFinland1,120Portugal: 961 countPortugal961France: 895 countFrance895Netherlands: 715 countNetherlands715Sweden: 568 countSweden568Greece: 541 countGreece541Czechia: 508 countCzechia508Ireland: 405 countIreland405Slovakia: 404 countSlovakia404Hungary: 365 countHungary365Austria: 332 countAustria332Bulgaria: 273 countBulgaria273Latvia: 272 countLatvia272Denmark: 226 countDenmark226Croatia: 183 countCroatia183Estonia: 174 countEstonia174Belgium: 160 countBelgium160Lithuania: 143 countLithuania143Slovenia: 92 countSlovenia92Malta: 62 countMalta62Cyprus: 44 countCyprus44Luxembourg: 9 countLuxembourg9
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
count		Change on 2023
1Poland2,414+1%
2Italy1,713+9.2%
3Spain1,580-1.4%
4Germany1,523-1.9%
5Romania1,308+2%
6Finland1,120-1.7%
7Portugal961-2.9%
8France895-6.8%
9Netherlands715+3.9%
10Sweden568-0.5%
11Greece541-1.8%
12Czechia508+0.8%
13Ireland405-18%
14Slovakia404+22.4%
15Hungary365-6.2%
16Austria332+2.2%
17Bulgaria273+3.8%
18Latvia272+9.2%
19Denmark226+2.7%
20Croatia183+1.7%
21Estonia174+3%
22Belgium160-5.3%
23Lithuania143+3.6%
24Slovenia92+1.1%
25Malta620%
26Cyprus44-2.2%
27Luxembourg90%

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About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in mining and quarrying (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section B), 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2024) [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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-mining/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2024. 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-mining/eu-countries.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-mining/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in mining and quarrying?

Poland, with 2,414 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in mining and quarrying?

Luxembourg, with 9 in 2024.

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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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