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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 26 EU countries in 2019, at 10,759. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 64. The median was 1,575 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 77,000. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest10,759France
Lowest64Luxembourg
Median1,57526 EU countries
European Union (27)77,000History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 2,128 countBelgium: 1,483 countBulgaria: 791 countCyprus: 212 countCzechia: 6,940 countGermany: 10,229 countDenmark: 2,515 countEstonia: 271 countSpain: 6,308 countFinland: 1,506 countFrance: 10,759 countGreece: 1,941 countCroatia: 838 countHungary: 1,750 countIreland: 1,024 countItaly: 9,140 countLithuania: 418 countLuxembourg: 64 countLatvia: 347 countNetherlands: 2,240 countPoland: 8,071 countPortugal: 1,304 countRomania: 3,067 countSweden: 1,335 countSlovenia: 408 countSlovakia: 1,644 count
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count, 2019. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2019

France: 10,759 countFrance10,759Germany: 10,229 countGermany10,229Italy: 9,140 countItaly9,140Poland: 8,071 countPoland8,071Czechia: 6,940 countCzechia6,940Spain: 6,308 countSpain6,308Romania: 3,067 countRomania3,067Denmark: 2,515 countDenmark2,515Netherlands: 2,240 countNetherlands2,240Austria: 2,128 countAustria2,128Greece: 1,941 countGreece1,941Hungary: 1,750 countHungary1,750Slovakia: 1,644 countSlovakia1,644Finland: 1,506 countFinland1,506Belgium: 1,483 countBelgium1,483Sweden: 1,335 countSweden1,335Portugal: 1,304 countPortugal1,304Ireland: 1,024 countIreland1,024Croatia: 838 countCroatia838Bulgaria: 791 countBulgaria791Lithuania: 418 countLithuania418Slovenia: 408 countSlovenia408Latvia: 347 countLatvia347Estonia: 271 countEstonia271Cyprus: 212 countCyprus212Luxembourg: 64 countLuxembourg64France: 10,759 countFrance10,759Germany: 10,229 countGermany10,229Italy: 9,140 countItaly9,140Poland: 8,071 countPoland8,071Czechia: 6,940 countCzechia6,940Spain: 6,308 countSpain6,308Romania: 3,067 countRomania3,067Denmark: 2,515 countDenmark2,515Netherlands: 2,240 countNetherlands2,240Austria: 2,128 countAustria2,128Greece: 1,941 countGreece1,941Hungary: 1,750 countHungary1,750Slovakia: 1,644 countSlovakia1,644Finland: 1,506 countFinland1,506Belgium: 1,483 countBelgium1,483Sweden: 1,335 countSweden1,335Portugal: 1,304 countPortugal1,304Ireland: 1,024 countIreland1,024Croatia: 838 countCroatia838Bulgaria: 791 countBulgaria791Lithuania: 418 countLithuania418Slovenia: 408 countSlovenia408Latvia: 347 countLatvia347Estonia: 271 countEstonia271Cyprus: 212 countCyprus212Luxembourg: 64 countLuxembourg64
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 countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1France10,759-1%
2Germany10,229-1.6%
3Italy9,140+3.3%
4Poland8,071-2.1%
5Czechia6,940+2.1%
6Spain6,308-3%
7Romania3,067-0%
8Denmark2,515+0.9%
9Netherlands2,240+9.1%
10Austria2,128-0.3%
11Greece1,941+0.1%
12Hungary1,750+2.9%
13Slovakia1,644+9.7%
14Finland1,506+1.1%
15Belgium1,483+21.6%
16Sweden1,335+2.1%
17Portugal1,304+1.9%
18Ireland1,024-2.1%
19Croatia Series break838+2.8%
20Bulgaria791+2.2%
21Lithuania4180%
22Slovenia408-1.9%
23Latvia347-3.9%
24Estonia271+0.4%
25Cyprus212+2.9%
26Luxembourg64+8.5%

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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. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 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), 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, 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-water-waste/eu-countries?period=2019. 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, 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-water-waste/eu-countries?period=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (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 10,759 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 64 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), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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