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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 2014, at 2,257. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 10. The median was 396 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 18,000. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,257Italy
Lowest10Luxembourg
Median39626 EU countries
European Union (27)18,000History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 349 countBelgium: 192 countBulgaria: 359 countCyprus: 68 countCzechia: 380 countGermany: 1,916 countDenmark: 207 countEstonia: 142 countSpain: 1,911 countFinland: 897 countFrance: 1,888 countGreece: 806 countCroatia: 245 countHungary: 429 countIreland: 411 countItaly: 2,257 countLithuania: 116 countLuxembourg: 10 countLatvia: 236 countNetherlands: 437 countPoland: 1,852 countPortugal: 1,102 countRomania: 1,112 countSweden: 740 countSlovenia: 99 countSlovakia: 182 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Italy: 2,257 countItaly2,257Germany: 1,916 countGermany1,916Spain: 1,911 countSpain1,911France: 1,888 countFrance1,888Poland: 1,852 countPoland1,852Romania: 1,112 countRomania1,112Portugal: 1,102 countPortugal1,102Finland: 897 countFinland897Greece: 806 countGreece806Sweden: 740 countSweden740Netherlands: 437 countNetherlands437Hungary: 429 countHungary429Ireland: 411 countIreland411Czechia: 380 countCzechia380Bulgaria: 359 countBulgaria359Austria: 349 countAustria349Croatia: 245 countCroatia245Latvia: 236 countLatvia236Denmark: 207 countDenmark207Belgium: 192 countBelgium192Slovakia: 182 countSlovakia182Estonia: 142 countEstonia142Lithuania: 116 countLithuania116Slovenia: 99 countSlovenia99Cyprus: 68 countCyprus68Luxembourg: 10 countLuxembourg10Italy: 2,257 countItaly2,257Germany: 1,916 countGermany1,916Spain: 1,911 countSpain1,911France: 1,888 countFrance1,888Poland: 1,852 countPoland1,852Romania: 1,112 countRomania1,112Portugal: 1,102 countPortugal1,102Finland: 897 countFinland897Greece: 806 countGreece806Sweden: 740 countSweden740Netherlands: 437 countNetherlands437Hungary: 429 countHungary429Ireland: 411 countIreland411Czechia: 380 countCzechia380Bulgaria: 359 countBulgaria359Austria: 349 countAustria349Croatia: 245 countCroatia245Latvia: 236 countLatvia236Denmark: 207 countDenmark207Belgium: 192 countBelgium192Slovakia: 182 countSlovakia182Estonia: 142 countEstonia142Lithuania: 116 countLithuania116Slovenia: 99 countSlovenia99Cyprus: 68 countCyprus68Luxembourg: 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 countries2014
count		Change on 2013
1Italy2,257-3.4%
2Germany1,916+12.3%
3Spain1,911-2.8%
4France Series break1,888+1.5%
5Poland1,852+11.8%
6Romania1,112+3.7%
7Portugal1,102-4.8%
8Finland897+0.2%
9Greece806+116.7%
10Sweden740-1.2%
11Netherlands437+4.8%
12Hungary429-4.2%
13Ireland411-2.4%
14Czechia380+4.7%
15Bulgaria359-7%
16Austria349-1.1%
17Croatia245-4.7%
18Latvia2360%
19Denmark207-1.4%
20Belgium192-10.3%
21Slovakia182+15.9%
22Estonia142+2.9%
23Lithuania116+19.6%
24Slovenia99-5.7%
25Cyprus68-2.9%
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 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 2,257 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 10 in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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