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EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying

Italy had the highest enterprises in mining and quarrying of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 2,140. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 10. The median was 399 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 18,038. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,140Italy
Lowest10Luxembourg
Median39927 EU countries
European Union (27)18,038History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 348 countBelgium: 192 countBulgaria: 357 countCyprus: 52 countCzechia: 399 countGermany: 1,753 countDenmark: 214 countEstonia: 146 countSpain: 2,046 countFinland: 829 countFrance: 1,675 countGreece: 682 countCroatia: 228 countHungary: 410 countIreland: 413 countItaly: 2,140 countLithuania: 126 countLuxembourg: 10 countLatvia: 270 countMalta: 63 countNetherlands: 467 countPoland: 2,056 countPortugal: 1,045 countRomania: 1,076 countSweden: 721 countSlovenia: 99 countSlovakia: 226 count
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  • 160 to 300
  • 300 to 450
  • 450 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
count, 2016. 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, 2016

Italy: 2,140 countItaly2,140Poland: 2,056 countPoland2,056Spain: 2,046 countSpain2,046Germany: 1,753 countGermany1,753France: 1,675 countFrance1,675Romania: 1,076 countRomania1,076Portugal: 1,045 countPortugal1,045Finland: 829 countFinland829Sweden: 721 countSweden721Greece: 682 countGreece682Netherlands: 467 countNetherlands467Ireland: 413 countIreland413Hungary: 410 countHungary410Czechia: 399 countCzechia399Bulgaria: 357 countBulgaria357Austria: 348 countAustria348Latvia: 270 countLatvia270Croatia: 228 countCroatia228Slovakia: 226 countSlovakia226Denmark: 214 countDenmark214Belgium: 192 countBelgium192Estonia: 146 countEstonia146Lithuania: 126 countLithuania126Slovenia: 99 countSlovenia99Malta: 63 countMalta63Cyprus: 52 countCyprus52Luxembourg: 10 countLuxembourg10Italy: 2,140 countItaly2,140Poland: 2,056 countPoland2,056Spain: 2,046 countSpain2,046Germany: 1,753 countGermany1,753France: 1,675 countFrance1,675Romania: 1,076 countRomania1,076Portugal: 1,045 countPortugal1,045Finland: 829 countFinland829Sweden: 721 countSweden721Greece: 682 countGreece682Netherlands: 467 countNetherlands467Ireland: 413 countIreland413Hungary: 410 countHungary410Czechia: 399 countCzechia399Bulgaria: 357 countBulgaria357Austria: 348 countAustria348Latvia: 270 countLatvia270Croatia: 228 countCroatia228Slovakia: 226 countSlovakia226Denmark: 214 countDenmark214Belgium: 192 countBelgium192Estonia: 146 countEstonia146Lithuania: 126 countLithuania126Slovenia: 99 countSlovenia99Malta: 63 countMalta63Cyprus: 52 countCyprus52Luxembourg: 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 countries2016
count		Change on 2015
1Italy2,140-2.1%
2Poland2,056+2.4%
3Spain2,046-7.8%
4Germany1,753-3.3%
5France1,675-20%
6Romania1,076-2.9%
7Portugal1,045-2%
8Finland829-4.2%
9Sweden721-1.5%
10Greece6820%
11Netherlands467+0.6%
12Ireland413+2%
13Hungary410-4.2%
14Czechia399+6.1%
15Bulgaria357-4.5%
16Austria3480%
17Latvia270+0.7%
18Croatia228-2.1%
19Slovakia226+20.9%
20Denmark214+0.5%
21Belgium192-9.9%
22Estonia146+2.1%
23Lithuania126+8.6%
24Slovenia99+2.1%
25Malta63+16.7%
26Cyprus52-10.3%
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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2016. 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=2016.

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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 2,140 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 10 in 2016.

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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