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EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying

Poland had the highest enterprises in mining and quarrying of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 2,137. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 10. The median was 398 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 17,507. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,137Poland
Lowest10Luxembourg
Median39827 EU countries
European Union (27)17,507History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 341 countBelgium: 218 countBulgaria: 342 countCyprus: 47 countCzechia: 403 countGermany: 1,615 countDenmark: 220 countEstonia: 141 countSpain: 2,105 countFinland: 946 countFrance: 1,306 countGreece: 600 countCroatia: 223 countHungary: 398 countIreland: 451 countItaly: 1,928 countLithuania: 129 countLuxembourg: 10 countLatvia: 264 countMalta: 54 countNetherlands: 480 countPoland: 2,137 countPortugal: 1,062 countRomania: 1,014 countSweden: 736 countSlovenia: 97 countSlovakia: 237 count
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  • 290 to 470
  • 470 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
count, 2017. 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, 2017

Poland: 2,137 countPoland2,137Spain: 2,105 countSpain2,105Italy: 1,928 countItaly1,928Germany: 1,615 countGermany1,615France: 1,306 countFrance1,306Portugal: 1,062 countPortugal1,062Romania: 1,014 countRomania1,014Finland: 946 countFinland946Sweden: 736 countSweden736Greece: 600 countGreece600Netherlands: 480 countNetherlands480Ireland: 451 countIreland451Czechia: 403 countCzechia403Hungary: 398 countHungary398Bulgaria: 342 countBulgaria342Austria: 341 countAustria341Latvia: 264 countLatvia264Slovakia: 237 countSlovakia237Croatia: 223 countCroatia223Denmark: 220 countDenmark220Belgium: 218 countBelgium218Estonia: 141 countEstonia141Lithuania: 129 countLithuania129Slovenia: 97 countSlovenia97Malta: 54 countMalta54Cyprus: 47 countCyprus47Luxembourg: 10 countLuxembourg10Poland: 2,137 countPoland2,137Spain: 2,105 countSpain2,105Italy: 1,928 countItaly1,928Germany: 1,615 countGermany1,615France: 1,306 countFrance1,306Portugal: 1,062 countPortugal1,062Romania: 1,014 countRomania1,014Finland: 946 countFinland946Sweden: 736 countSweden736Greece: 600 countGreece600Netherlands: 480 countNetherlands480Ireland: 451 countIreland451Czechia: 403 countCzechia403Hungary: 398 countHungary398Bulgaria: 342 countBulgaria342Austria: 341 countAustria341Latvia: 264 countLatvia264Slovakia: 237 countSlovakia237Croatia: 223 countCroatia223Denmark: 220 countDenmark220Belgium: 218 countBelgium218Estonia: 141 countEstonia141Lithuania: 129 countLithuania129Slovenia: 97 countSlovenia97Malta: 54 countMalta54Cyprus: 47 countCyprus47Luxembourg: 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 countries2017
count		Change on 2016
1Poland2,137+3.9%
2Spain2,105+2.9%
3Italy Series break1,928-9.9%
4Germany1,615-7.9%
5France Series break1,306-22%
6Portugal1,062+1.6%
7Romania1,014-5.8%
8Finland Series break946+14.1%
9Sweden736+2.1%
10Greece600-12%
11Netherlands480+2.8%
12Ireland451+9.2%
13Czechia403+1%
14Hungary398-2.9%
15Bulgaria342-4.2%
16Austria341-2%
17Latvia264-2.2%
18Slovakia237+4.9%
19Croatia223-2.2%
20Denmark220+2.8%
21Belgium218+13.5%
22Estonia141-3.4%
23Lithuania129+2.4%
24Slovenia97-2%
25Malta54-14.3%
26Cyprus47-9.6%
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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Poland, with 2,137 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 10 in 2017.

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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