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EU countries by local units in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

Germany had the highest local units in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply of 26 EU countries in 2022, at 75,595. Malta had the lowest, at 24. The median was 2,635. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest75,595Germany
Lowest24Malta
Median2,63526 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 5,728 countBelgium: 996 countBulgaria: 4,566 countCyprus: 113 countCzechia: 13,719 countGermany: 75,595 countDenmark: 2,715 countEstonia: 848 countSpain: 18,364 countFinland: 2,164 countFrance: 49,337 countGreece: 18,524 countCroatia: 980 countHungary: 2,555 countItaly: 17,047 countLithuania: 2,242 countLuxembourg: 180 countLatvia: 843 countMalta: 24 countNetherlands: 3,172 countPoland: 5,895 countPortugal: 6,573 countRomania: 1,395 countSweden: 3,800 countSlovenia: 1,378 countSlovakia: 921 count
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count, 2022. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2022

Germany: 75,595 countGermany75,595France: 49,337 countFrance49,337Greece: 18,524 countGreece18,524Spain: 18,364 countSpain18,364Italy: 17,047 countItaly17,047Czechia: 13,719 countCzechia13,719Portugal: 6,573 countPortugal6,573Poland: 5,895 countPoland5,895Austria: 5,728 countAustria5,728Bulgaria: 4,566 countBulgaria4,566Sweden: 3,800 countSweden3,800Netherlands: 3,172 countNetherlands3,172Denmark: 2,715 countDenmark2,715Hungary: 2,555 countHungary2,555Lithuania: 2,242 countLithuania2,242Finland: 2,164 countFinland2,164Romania: 1,395 countRomania1,395Slovenia: 1,378 countSlovenia1,378Belgium: 996 countBelgium996Croatia: 980 countCroatia980Slovakia: 921 countSlovakia921Estonia: 848 countEstonia848Latvia: 843 countLatvia843Luxembourg: 180 countLuxembourg180Cyprus: 113 countCyprus113Malta: 24 countMalta24Germany: 75,595 countGermany75,595France: 49,337 countFrance49,337Greece: 18,524 countGreece18,524Spain: 18,364 countSpain18,364Italy: 17,047 countItaly17,047Czechia: 13,719 countCzechia13,719Portugal: 6,573 countPortugal6,573Poland: 5,895 countPoland5,895Austria: 5,728 countAustria5,728Bulgaria: 4,566 countBulgaria4,566Sweden: 3,800 countSweden3,800Netherlands: 3,172 countNetherlands3,172Denmark: 2,715 countDenmark2,715Hungary: 2,555 countHungary2,555Lithuania: 2,242 countLithuania2,242Finland: 2,164 countFinland2,164Romania: 1,395 countRomania1,395Slovenia: 1,378 countSlovenia1,378Belgium: 996 countBelgium996Croatia: 980 countCroatia980Slovakia: 921 countSlovakia921Estonia: 848 countEstonia848Latvia: 843 countLatvia843Luxembourg: 180 countLuxembourg180Cyprus: 113 countCyprus113Malta: 24 countMalta24
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Germany75,595+3.3%
2France49,337+13.9%
3Greece18,524+16.2%
4Spain18,364+1.5%
5Italy17,047+3.8%
6Czechia13,719+4%
7Portugal6,573+30.4%
8Poland5,895+5.3%
9Austria5,728+3.4%
10Bulgaria4,566+45.7%
11Sweden3,800+3.6%
12Netherlands3,172+15.5%
13Denmark2,715+44.4%
14Hungary2,555+4.2%
15Lithuania2,242+6.8%
16Finland2,164+7.4%
17Romania1,395+13.7%
18Slovenia1,378-0.1%
19Belgium996-10.4%
20Croatia980+9.4%
21Slovakia921+2.7%
22Estonia848+10.3%
23Latvia843+3.1%
24Luxembourg180+22.4%
25Cyprus113+0.9%
26Malta24+14.3%

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About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

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 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (EU countries by local units in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-energy-supply/eu-countries?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D) (sbs_r_nuts2021). EU countries by local units in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-energy-supply/eu-countries?period=2022.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-energy-supply/eu-countries?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest local units in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply?

Germany, with 75,595 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply?

Malta, with 24 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, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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