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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 2020, at 2,504. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 9. The median was 361 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 17,052. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,504Poland
Lowest9Luxembourg
Median36127 EU countries
European Union (27)17,052History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 307 countBelgium: 179 countBulgaria: 310 countCyprus: 42 countCzechia: 440 countGermany: 1,663 countDenmark: 229 countEstonia: 154 countSpain: 1,869 countFinland: 887 countFrance: 1,002 countGreece: 560 countCroatia: 190 countHungary: 361 countIreland: 452 countItaly: 1,745 countLithuania: 139 countLuxembourg: 9 countLatvia: 340 countMalta: 63 countNetherlands: 583 countPoland: 2,504 countPortugal: 1,023 countRomania: 1,023 countSweden: 587 countSlovenia: 88 countSlovakia: 303 count
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  • 310 to 520
  • 520 to 1,000
  • 1,000 and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

Poland: 2,504 countPoland2,504Spain: 1,869 countSpain1,869Italy: 1,745 countItaly1,745Germany: 1,663 countGermany1,663Portugal: 1,023 countPortugal1,023Romania: 1,023 countRomania1,023France: 1,002 countFrance1,002Finland: 887 countFinland887Sweden: 587 countSweden587Netherlands: 583 countNetherlands583Greece: 560 countGreece560Ireland: 452 countIreland452Czechia: 440 countCzechia440Hungary: 361 countHungary361Latvia: 340 countLatvia340Bulgaria: 310 countBulgaria310Austria: 307 countAustria307Slovakia: 303 countSlovakia303Denmark: 229 countDenmark229Croatia: 190 countCroatia190Belgium: 179 countBelgium179Estonia: 154 countEstonia154Lithuania: 139 countLithuania139Slovenia: 88 countSlovenia88Malta: 63 countMalta63Cyprus: 42 countCyprus42Luxembourg: 9 countLuxembourg9Poland: 2,504 countPoland2,504Spain: 1,869 countSpain1,869Italy: 1,745 countItaly1,745Germany: 1,663 countGermany1,663Portugal: 1,023 countPortugal1,023Romania: 1,023 countRomania1,023France: 1,002 countFrance1,002Finland: 887 countFinland887Sweden: 587 countSweden587Netherlands: 583 countNetherlands583Greece: 560 countGreece560Ireland: 452 countIreland452Czechia: 440 countCzechia440Hungary: 361 countHungary361Latvia: 340 countLatvia340Bulgaria: 310 countBulgaria310Austria: 307 countAustria307Slovakia: 303 countSlovakia303Denmark: 229 countDenmark229Croatia: 190 countCroatia190Belgium: 179 countBelgium179Estonia: 154 countEstonia154Lithuania: 139 countLithuania139Slovenia: 88 countSlovenia88Malta: 63 countMalta63Cyprus: 42 countCyprus42Luxembourg: 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 countries2020
count		Change on 2019
1Poland2,504-2.6%
2Spain1,869+3%
3Italy1,745-3.6%
4Germany1,663+6.5%
5Portugal1,023+0.3%
5Romania1,023+3.5%
7France1,002-3.7%
8Finland887-1.1%
9Sweden587-1.7%
10Netherlands583+6.2%
11Greece560-3.9%
12Ireland452+0.2%
13Czechia440+5.5%
14Hungary361-1.9%
15Latvia340+17.6%
16Bulgaria310+2%
17Austria307+3%
18Slovakia303+10.6%
19Denmark2290%
20Croatia190-6.4%
21Belgium179+2.9%
22Estonia154+4.8%
23Lithuania139-2.1%
24Slovenia88-9.3%
25Malta63+18.9%
26Cyprus42-6.7%
27Luxembourg9+12.5%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Poland, with 2,504 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 9 in 2020.

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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