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EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying

Spain had the highest enterprises in mining and quarrying of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 2,219. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 10. The median was 376 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 18,761. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,219Spain
Lowest10Luxembourg
Median37627 EU countries
European Union (27)18,761History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 348 countBelgium: 213 countBulgaria: 374 countCyprus: 58 countCzechia: 376 countGermany: 1,813 countDenmark: 213 countEstonia: 143 countSpain: 2,219 countFinland: 865 countFrance: 2,095 countGreece: 682 countCroatia: 233 countHungary: 428 countIreland: 405 countItaly: 2,186 countLithuania: 116 countLuxembourg: 10 countLatvia: 268 countMalta: 54 countNetherlands: 464 countPoland: 2,008 countPortugal: 1,066 countRomania: 1,108 countSweden: 732 countSlovenia: 97 countSlovakia: 187 count
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  • 150 to 300
  • 300 to 450
  • 450 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
count, 2015. 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, 2015

Spain: 2,219 countSpain2,219Italy: 2,186 countItaly2,186France: 2,095 countFrance2,095Poland: 2,008 countPoland2,008Germany: 1,813 countGermany1,813Romania: 1,108 countRomania1,108Portugal: 1,066 countPortugal1,066Finland: 865 countFinland865Sweden: 732 countSweden732Greece: 682 countGreece682Netherlands: 464 countNetherlands464Hungary: 428 countHungary428Ireland: 405 countIreland405Czechia: 376 countCzechia376Bulgaria: 374 countBulgaria374Austria: 348 countAustria348Latvia: 268 countLatvia268Croatia: 233 countCroatia233Belgium: 213 countBelgium213Denmark: 213 countDenmark213Slovakia: 187 countSlovakia187Estonia: 143 countEstonia143Lithuania: 116 countLithuania116Slovenia: 97 countSlovenia97Cyprus: 58 countCyprus58Malta: 54 countMalta54Luxembourg: 10 countLuxembourg10Spain: 2,219 countSpain2,219Italy: 2,186 countItaly2,186France: 2,095 countFrance2,095Poland: 2,008 countPoland2,008Germany: 1,813 countGermany1,813Romania: 1,108 countRomania1,108Portugal: 1,066 countPortugal1,066Finland: 865 countFinland865Sweden: 732 countSweden732Greece: 682 countGreece682Netherlands: 464 countNetherlands464Hungary: 428 countHungary428Ireland: 405 countIreland405Czechia: 376 countCzechia376Bulgaria: 374 countBulgaria374Austria: 348 countAustria348Latvia: 268 countLatvia268Croatia: 233 countCroatia233Belgium: 213 countBelgium213Denmark: 213 countDenmark213Slovakia: 187 countSlovakia187Estonia: 143 countEstonia143Lithuania: 116 countLithuania116Slovenia: 97 countSlovenia97Cyprus: 58 countCyprus58Malta: 54 countMalta54Luxembourg: 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 countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1Spain2,219+16.1%
2Italy2,186-3.1%
3France Series break2,095+11%
4Poland2,008+8.4%
5Germany1,813-5.4%
6Romania1,108-0.4%
7Portugal1,066-3.3%
8Finland865-3.6%
9Sweden732-1.1%
10Greece682-15.4%
11Netherlands464+6.2%
12Hungary428-0.2%
13Ireland405-1.5%
14Czechia376-1.1%
15Bulgaria374+4.2%
16Austria348-0.3%
17Latvia268+13.6%
18Croatia233-4.9%
19Belgium213+10.9%
19Denmark213+2.9%
21Slovakia187+2.7%
22Estonia143+0.7%
23Lithuania1160%
24Slovenia97-2%
25Cyprus58-14.7%
26Malta54n/a
27Luxembourg100%

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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 (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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

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

Spain, with 2,219 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 10 in 2015.

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.

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