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EU countries by enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation

France had the highest enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 12,855. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 69. The median was 1,457 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 70,607. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest12,855France
Lowest69Luxembourg
Median1,45727 EU countries
European Union (27)70,607History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 2,049 countBelgium: 1,253 countBulgaria: 745 countCyprus: 194 countCzechia: 6,231 countGermany: 5,396 countDenmark: 2,583 countEstonia: 280 countSpain: 5,726 countFinland: 1,460 countFrance: 12,855 countGreece: 2,145 countCroatia: 845 countHungary: 1,800 countIreland: 975 countItaly: 9,146 countLithuania: 410 countLuxembourg: 69 countLatvia: 368 countMalta: 159 countNetherlands: 1,517 countPoland: 7,060 countPortugal: 1,252 countRomania: 3,160 countSweden: 1,457 countSlovenia: 413 countSlovakia: 1,059 count
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  • 400 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,700
  • 1,700 to 4,900
  • 4,900 and over
count, 2014. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

France: 12,855 countFrance12,855Italy: 9,146 countItaly9,146Poland: 7,060 countPoland7,060Czechia: 6,231 countCzechia6,231Spain: 5,726 countSpain5,726Germany: 5,396 countGermany5,396Romania: 3,160 countRomania3,160Denmark: 2,583 countDenmark2,583Greece: 2,145 countGreece2,145Austria: 2,049 countAustria2,049Hungary: 1,800 countHungary1,800Netherlands: 1,517 countNetherlands1,517Finland: 1,460 countFinland1,460Sweden: 1,457 countSweden1,457Belgium: 1,253 countBelgium1,253Portugal: 1,252 countPortugal1,252Slovakia: 1,059 countSlovakia1,059Ireland: 975 countIreland975Croatia: 845 countCroatia845Bulgaria: 745 countBulgaria745Slovenia: 413 countSlovenia413Lithuania: 410 countLithuania410Latvia: 368 countLatvia368Estonia: 280 countEstonia280Cyprus: 194 countCyprus194Malta: 159 countMalta159Luxembourg: 69 countLuxembourg69France: 12,855 countFrance12,855Italy: 9,146 countItaly9,146Poland: 7,060 countPoland7,060Czechia: 6,231 countCzechia6,231Spain: 5,726 countSpain5,726Germany: 5,396 countGermany5,396Romania: 3,160 countRomania3,160Denmark: 2,583 countDenmark2,583Greece: 2,145 countGreece2,145Austria: 2,049 countAustria2,049Hungary: 1,800 countHungary1,800Netherlands: 1,517 countNetherlands1,517Finland: 1,460 countFinland1,460Sweden: 1,457 countSweden1,457Belgium: 1,253 countBelgium1,253Portugal: 1,252 countPortugal1,252Slovakia: 1,059 countSlovakia1,059Ireland: 975 countIreland975Croatia: 845 countCroatia845Bulgaria: 745 countBulgaria745Slovenia: 413 countSlovenia413Lithuania: 410 countLithuania410Latvia: 368 countLatvia368Estonia: 280 countEstonia280Cyprus: 194 countCyprus194Malta: 159 countMalta159Luxembourg: 69 countLuxembourg69
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
count		Change on 2013
1France Series break12,855-7%
2Italy9,146+0.3%
3Poland7,060+5.6%
4Czechia6,231+0.6%
5Spain5,726-9.2%
6Germany5,396+6.9%
7Romania3,160+3.4%
8Denmark2,583+0.2%
9Greece2,145+1,192.2%
10Austria2,049-0%
11Hungary1,800-3.4%
12Netherlands1,517+5%
13Finland1,460-1.3%
14Sweden1,457+3.7%
15Belgium1,253+1%
16Portugal1,252+2.3%
17Slovakia1,059+4.3%
18Ireland975-1%
19Croatia845+10.3%
20Bulgaria745-0.8%
21Slovenia413+3%
22Lithuania410+4.6%
23Latvia368-1.1%
24Estonia280-4.1%
25Cyprus194-4%
26Malta159+3.9%
27Luxembourg69+3%

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About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section E), 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.

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), 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), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2014) [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), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2014. 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-water-waste/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2014. 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-water-waste/eu-countries?period=2014.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-water-waste/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation?

France, with 12,855 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation?

Luxembourg, with 69 in 2014.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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