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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 2018, at 2,642. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 9. The median was 368 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 17,333. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,642Poland
Lowest9Luxembourg
Median36827 EU countries
European Union (27)17,333History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 304 countBelgium: 147 countBulgaria: 326 countCyprus: 44 countCzechia: 421 countGermany: 1,540 countDenmark: 231 countEstonia: 146 countSpain: 2,034 countFinland: 910 countFrance: 1,116 countGreece: 605 countCroatia: 231 countHungary: 368 countIreland: 447 countItaly: 1,842 countLithuania: 127 countLuxembourg: 9 countLatvia: 274 countMalta: 60 countNetherlands: 523 countPoland: 2,642 countPortugal: 1,022 countRomania: 1,025 countSweden: 603 countSlovenia: 93 countSlovakia: 239 count
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  • 150 to 290
  • 290 to 490
  • 490 to 1,000
  • 1,000 and over
count, 2018. 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, 2018

Poland: 2,642 countPoland2,642Spain: 2,034 countSpain2,034Italy: 1,842 countItaly1,842Germany: 1,540 countGermany1,540France: 1,116 countFrance1,116Romania: 1,025 countRomania1,025Portugal: 1,022 countPortugal1,022Finland: 910 countFinland910Greece: 605 countGreece605Sweden: 603 countSweden603Netherlands: 523 countNetherlands523Ireland: 447 countIreland447Czechia: 421 countCzechia421Hungary: 368 countHungary368Bulgaria: 326 countBulgaria326Austria: 304 countAustria304Latvia: 274 countLatvia274Slovakia: 239 countSlovakia239Croatia: 231 countCroatia231Denmark: 231 countDenmark231Belgium: 147 countBelgium147Estonia: 146 countEstonia146Lithuania: 127 countLithuania127Slovenia: 93 countSlovenia93Malta: 60 countMalta60Cyprus: 44 countCyprus44Luxembourg: 9 countLuxembourg9Poland: 2,642 countPoland2,642Spain: 2,034 countSpain2,034Italy: 1,842 countItaly1,842Germany: 1,540 countGermany1,540France: 1,116 countFrance1,116Romania: 1,025 countRomania1,025Portugal: 1,022 countPortugal1,022Finland: 910 countFinland910Greece: 605 countGreece605Sweden: 603 countSweden603Netherlands: 523 countNetherlands523Ireland: 447 countIreland447Czechia: 421 countCzechia421Hungary: 368 countHungary368Bulgaria: 326 countBulgaria326Austria: 304 countAustria304Latvia: 274 countLatvia274Slovakia: 239 countSlovakia239Croatia: 231 countCroatia231Denmark: 231 countDenmark231Belgium: 147 countBelgium147Estonia: 146 countEstonia146Lithuania: 127 countLithuania127Slovenia: 93 countSlovenia93Malta: 60 countMalta60Cyprus: 44 countCyprus44Luxembourg: 9 countLuxembourg9
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 countries2018
count		Change on 2017
1Poland Series break2,642+23.6%
2Spain Series break2,034-3.4%
3Italy1,842-4.5%
4Germany Series break1,540-4.6%
5France1,116-14.5%
6Romania Series break1,025+1.1%
7Portugal1,022-3.8%
8Finland910-3.8%
9Greece Series break605+0.8%
10Sweden Series break603-18.1%
11Netherlands523+9%
12Ireland447-0.9%
13Czechia421+4.5%
14Hungary Series break368-7.5%
15Bulgaria Series break326-4.7%
16Austria Series break304-10.9%
17Latvia274+3.8%
18Slovakia239+0.8%
19Croatia231+3.6%
19Denmark231+5%
21Belgium Series break147-32.6%
22Estonia Series break146+3.5%
23Lithuania Series break127-1.6%
24Slovenia93-4.1%
25Malta60+11.1%
26Cyprus44-6.4%
27Luxembourg9-10%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Poland, with 2,642 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 9 in 2018.

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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