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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 2022, at 2,435. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 9. The median was 386 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 17,028. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,435Poland
Lowest9Luxembourg
Median38627 EU countries
European Union (27)17,028History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 334 countBelgium: 172 countBulgaria: 284 countCyprus: 44 countCzechia: 479 countGermany: 1,575 countDenmark: 223 countEstonia: 170 countSpain: 1,638 countFinland: 1,143 countFrance: 988 countGreece: 552 countCroatia: 189 countHungary: 386 countIreland: 485 countItaly: 1,659 countLithuania: 141 countLuxembourg: 9 countLatvia: 270 countMalta: 57 countNetherlands: 653 countPoland: 2,435 countPortugal: 1,006 countRomania: 1,181 countSweden: 571 countSlovenia: 90 countSlovakia: 294 count
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  • 170 to 290
  • 290 to 530
  • 530 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

Poland: 2,435 countPoland2,435Italy: 1,659 countItaly1,659Spain: 1,638 countSpain1,638Germany: 1,575 countGermany1,575Romania: 1,181 countRomania1,181Finland: 1,143 countFinland1,143Portugal: 1,006 countPortugal1,006France: 988 countFrance988Netherlands: 653 countNetherlands653Sweden: 571 countSweden571Greece: 552 countGreece552Ireland: 485 countIreland485Czechia: 479 countCzechia479Hungary: 386 countHungary386Austria: 334 countAustria334Slovakia: 294 countSlovakia294Bulgaria: 284 countBulgaria284Latvia: 270 countLatvia270Denmark: 223 countDenmark223Croatia: 189 countCroatia189Belgium: 172 countBelgium172Estonia: 170 countEstonia170Lithuania: 141 countLithuania141Slovenia: 90 countSlovenia90Malta: 57 countMalta57Cyprus: 44 countCyprus44Luxembourg: 9 countLuxembourg9Poland: 2,435 countPoland2,435Italy: 1,659 countItaly1,659Spain: 1,638 countSpain1,638Germany: 1,575 countGermany1,575Romania: 1,181 countRomania1,181Finland: 1,143 countFinland1,143Portugal: 1,006 countPortugal1,006France: 988 countFrance988Netherlands: 653 countNetherlands653Sweden: 571 countSweden571Greece: 552 countGreece552Ireland: 485 countIreland485Czechia: 479 countCzechia479Hungary: 386 countHungary386Austria: 334 countAustria334Slovakia: 294 countSlovakia294Bulgaria: 284 countBulgaria284Latvia: 270 countLatvia270Denmark: 223 countDenmark223Croatia: 189 countCroatia189Belgium: 172 countBelgium172Estonia: 170 countEstonia170Lithuania: 141 countLithuania141Slovenia: 90 countSlovenia90Malta: 57 countMalta57Cyprus: 44 countCyprus44Luxembourg: 9 countLuxembourg9
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 countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Poland2,435-2.2%
2Italy1,659-0.9%
3Spain1,638-2.3%
4Germany1,575-1.1%
5Romania1,181+6.1%
6Finland1,143-1.2%
7Portugal1,006+0.4%
8France988-4.5%
9Netherlands653+11.1%
10Sweden571-2.7%
11Greece552-0.9%
12Ireland485+2.5%
13Czechia479-0.4%
14Hungary386-0.8%
15Austria334+1.2%
16Slovakia294+6.1%
17Bulgaria284-2.7%
18Latvia270-9.7%
19Denmark223+0.9%
20Croatia189+1.6%
21Belgium172+0.6%
22Estonia170+3.7%
23Lithuania141+2.2%
24Slovenia900%
25Malta57-13.6%
26Cyprus440%
27Luxembourg9-10%

Other periods

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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APA 7

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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

MLA 9

Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in mining and quarrying, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Poland, with 2,435 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 9 in 2022.

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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