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EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying

Italy had the highest enterprises in mining and quarrying of 26 EU countries in 2013, at 2,336. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 10. The median was 379 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 17,700. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,336Italy
Lowest10Luxembourg
Median37926 EU countries
European Union (27)17,700History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 353 countBelgium: 214 countBulgaria: 386 countCyprus: 70 countCzechia: 363 countGermany: 1,706 countDenmark: 210 countEstonia: 138 countSpain: 1,967 countFinland: 895 countFrance: 1,861 countGreece: 372 countCroatia: 257 countHungary: 448 countIreland: 421 countItaly: 2,336 countLithuania: 97 countLuxembourg: 10 countLatvia: 236 countNetherlands: 417 countPoland: 1,657 countPortugal: 1,157 countRomania: 1,072 countSweden: 749 countSlovenia: 105 countSlovakia: 157 count
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count, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

Italy: 2,336 countItaly2,336Spain: 1,967 countSpain1,967France: 1,861 countFrance1,861Germany: 1,706 countGermany1,706Poland: 1,657 countPoland1,657Portugal: 1,157 countPortugal1,157Romania: 1,072 countRomania1,072Finland: 895 countFinland895Sweden: 749 countSweden749Hungary: 448 countHungary448Ireland: 421 countIreland421Netherlands: 417 countNetherlands417Bulgaria: 386 countBulgaria386Greece: 372 countGreece372Czechia: 363 countCzechia363Austria: 353 countAustria353Croatia: 257 countCroatia257Latvia: 236 countLatvia236Belgium: 214 countBelgium214Denmark: 210 countDenmark210Slovakia: 157 countSlovakia157Estonia: 138 countEstonia138Slovenia: 105 countSlovenia105Lithuania: 97 countLithuania97Cyprus: 70 countCyprus70Luxembourg: 10 countLuxembourg10Italy: 2,336 countItaly2,336Spain: 1,967 countSpain1,967France: 1,861 countFrance1,861Germany: 1,706 countGermany1,706Poland: 1,657 countPoland1,657Portugal: 1,157 countPortugal1,157Romania: 1,072 countRomania1,072Finland: 895 countFinland895Sweden: 749 countSweden749Hungary: 448 countHungary448Ireland: 421 countIreland421Netherlands: 417 countNetherlands417Bulgaria: 386 countBulgaria386Greece: 372 countGreece372Czechia: 363 countCzechia363Austria: 353 countAustria353Croatia: 257 countCroatia257Latvia: 236 countLatvia236Belgium: 214 countBelgium214Denmark: 210 countDenmark210Slovakia: 157 countSlovakia157Estonia: 138 countEstonia138Slovenia: 105 countSlovenia105Lithuania: 97 countLithuania97Cyprus: 70 countCyprus70Luxembourg: 10 countLuxembourg10
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
count		Change on 2012
1Italy2,336-4.7%
2Spain1,967-16.5%
3France1,861+8.3%
4Germany1,706-10.3%
5Poland1,657-14.8%
6Portugal1,157-1.6%
7Romania1,072-2.4%
8Finland Series break895+0.8%
9Sweden749-0.5%
10Hungary4480%
11Ireland421+2.4%
12Netherlands417+29.9%
13Bulgaria386+1%
14Greece372-2.1%
15Czechia363+1.1%
16Austria353-0.6%
17Croatia257-8.5%
18Latvia236+2.6%
19Belgium214+5.4%
20Denmark210-3.7%
21Slovakia157+25.6%
22Estonia138+7.8%
23Slovenia105-0.9%
24Lithuania97+7.8%
25Cyprus70-12.5%
26Luxembourg100%

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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. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), 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), Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2013) [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), Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2013. 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-mining/eu-countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2013. 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-mining/eu-countries?period=2013.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-mining/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 2,336 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 10 in 2013.

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), Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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