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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 2021, at 2,490. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 10. The median was 389 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 17,102. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,490Poland
Lowest10Luxembourg
Median38927 EU countries
European Union (27)17,102History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 330 countBelgium: 171 countBulgaria: 292 countCyprus: 44 countCzechia: 481 countGermany: 1,592 countDenmark: 221 countEstonia: 164 countSpain: 1,676 countFinland: 1,157 countFrance: 1,035 countGreece: 557 countCroatia: 186 countHungary: 389 countIreland: 473 countItaly: 1,674 countLithuania: 138 countLuxembourg: 10 countLatvia: 299 countMalta: 66 countNetherlands: 588 countPoland: 2,490 countPortugal: 1,002 countRomania: 1,113 countSweden: 587 countSlovenia: 90 countSlovakia: 277 count
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  • 170 to 290
  • 290 to 530
  • 530 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Poland: 2,490 countPoland2,490Spain: 1,676 countSpain1,676Italy: 1,674 countItaly1,674Germany: 1,592 countGermany1,592Finland: 1,157 countFinland1,157Romania: 1,113 countRomania1,113France: 1,035 countFrance1,035Portugal: 1,002 countPortugal1,002Netherlands: 588 countNetherlands588Sweden: 587 countSweden587Greece: 557 countGreece557Czechia: 481 countCzechia481Ireland: 473 countIreland473Hungary: 389 countHungary389Austria: 330 countAustria330Latvia: 299 countLatvia299Bulgaria: 292 countBulgaria292Slovakia: 277 countSlovakia277Denmark: 221 countDenmark221Croatia: 186 countCroatia186Belgium: 171 countBelgium171Estonia: 164 countEstonia164Lithuania: 138 countLithuania138Slovenia: 90 countSlovenia90Malta: 66 countMalta66Cyprus: 44 countCyprus44Luxembourg: 10 countLuxembourg10Poland: 2,490 countPoland2,490Spain: 1,676 countSpain1,676Italy: 1,674 countItaly1,674Germany: 1,592 countGermany1,592Finland: 1,157 countFinland1,157Romania: 1,113 countRomania1,113France: 1,035 countFrance1,035Portugal: 1,002 countPortugal1,002Netherlands: 588 countNetherlands588Sweden: 587 countSweden587Greece: 557 countGreece557Czechia: 481 countCzechia481Ireland: 473 countIreland473Hungary: 389 countHungary389Austria: 330 countAustria330Latvia: 299 countLatvia299Bulgaria: 292 countBulgaria292Slovakia: 277 countSlovakia277Denmark: 221 countDenmark221Croatia: 186 countCroatia186Belgium: 171 countBelgium171Estonia: 164 countEstonia164Lithuania: 138 countLithuania138Slovenia: 90 countSlovenia90Malta: 66 countMalta66Cyprus: 44 countCyprus44Luxembourg: 10 countLuxembourg10
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1Poland Series break2,490-0.6%
2Spain Series break1,676-10.3%
3Italy Series break1,674-4.1%
4Germany Series break1,592-4.3%
5Finland Series break1,157+30.4%
6Romania Series break1,113+8.8%
7France Series break1,035+3.3%
8Portugal Series break1,002-2.1%
9Netherlands Series break588+0.9%
10Sweden Series break5870%
11Greece Series break557-0.5%
12Czechia Series break481+9.3%
13Ireland Series break473+4.6%
14Hungary Series break389+7.8%
15Austria Series break330+7.5%
16Latvia Series break299-12.1%
17Bulgaria Series break292-5.8%
18Slovakia Series break277-8.6%
19Denmark Series break221-3.5%
20Croatia Series break186-2.1%
21Belgium Series break171-4.5%
22Estonia Series break164+6.5%
23Lithuania Series break138-0.7%
24Slovenia Series break90+2.3%
25Malta Series break66+4.8%
26Cyprus Series break44+4.8%
27Luxembourg Series break10+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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-mining/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-mining/eu-countries?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-mining/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Poland, with 2,490 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 10 in 2021.

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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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