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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 2019, at 2,570. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 8. The median was 368 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 16,932. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,570Poland
Lowest8Luxembourg
Median36827 EU countries
European Union (27)16,932History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 298 countBelgium: 174 countBulgaria: 304 countCyprus: 45 countCzechia: 417 countGermany: 1,561 countDenmark: 229 countEstonia: 147 countSpain: 1,815 countFinland: 897 countFrance: 1,040 countGreece: 583 countCroatia: 203 countHungary: 368 countIreland: 451 countItaly: 1,811 countLithuania: 142 countLuxembourg: 8 countLatvia: 289 countMalta: 53 countNetherlands: 549 countPoland: 2,570 countPortugal: 1,020 countRomania: 988 countSweden: 597 countSlovenia: 97 countSlovakia: 274 count
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  • 150 to 290
  • 290 to 510
  • 510 to 1,000
  • 1,000 and over
count, 2019. 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, 2019

Poland: 2,570 countPoland2,570Spain: 1,815 countSpain1,815Italy: 1,811 countItaly1,811Germany: 1,561 countGermany1,561France: 1,040 countFrance1,040Portugal: 1,020 countPortugal1,020Romania: 988 countRomania988Finland: 897 countFinland897Sweden: 597 countSweden597Greece: 583 countGreece583Netherlands: 549 countNetherlands549Ireland: 451 countIreland451Czechia: 417 countCzechia417Hungary: 368 countHungary368Bulgaria: 304 countBulgaria304Austria: 298 countAustria298Latvia: 289 countLatvia289Slovakia: 274 countSlovakia274Denmark: 229 countDenmark229Croatia: 203 countCroatia203Belgium: 174 countBelgium174Estonia: 147 countEstonia147Lithuania: 142 countLithuania142Slovenia: 97 countSlovenia97Malta: 53 countMalta53Cyprus: 45 countCyprus45Luxembourg: 8 countLuxembourg8Poland: 2,570 countPoland2,570Spain: 1,815 countSpain1,815Italy: 1,811 countItaly1,811Germany: 1,561 countGermany1,561France: 1,040 countFrance1,040Portugal: 1,020 countPortugal1,020Romania: 988 countRomania988Finland: 897 countFinland897Sweden: 597 countSweden597Greece: 583 countGreece583Netherlands: 549 countNetherlands549Ireland: 451 countIreland451Czechia: 417 countCzechia417Hungary: 368 countHungary368Bulgaria: 304 countBulgaria304Austria: 298 countAustria298Latvia: 289 countLatvia289Slovakia: 274 countSlovakia274Denmark: 229 countDenmark229Croatia: 203 countCroatia203Belgium: 174 countBelgium174Estonia: 147 countEstonia147Lithuania: 142 countLithuania142Slovenia: 97 countSlovenia97Malta: 53 countMalta53Cyprus: 45 countCyprus45Luxembourg: 8 countLuxembourg8
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 countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1Poland2,570-2.7%
2Spain1,815-10.8%
3Italy1,811-1.7%
4Germany1,561+1.4%
5France1,040-6.8%
6Portugal1,020-0.2%
7Romania988-3.6%
8Finland897-1.4%
9Sweden597-1%
10Greece583-3.6%
11Netherlands549+5%
12Ireland451+0.9%
13Czechia417-1%
14Hungary3680%
15Bulgaria304-6.7%
16Austria298-2%
17Latvia289+5.5%
18Slovakia274+14.6%
19Denmark229-0.9%
20Croatia Series break203-12.1%
21Belgium174+18.4%
22Estonia147+0.7%
23Lithuania142+11.8%
24Slovenia97+4.3%
25Malta53-11.7%
26Cyprus45+2.3%
27Luxembourg8-11.1%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Poland, with 2,570 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 8 in 2019.

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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