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 27 EU countries in 2023, at 83,955. Malta had the lowest, at 25. The median was 2,620. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest83,955Germany

Lowest25Malta

Median2,62027 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2023

Under 900
900 to 1,900
1,900 to 3,900
3,900 to 13K
13K and over

count, 2023. 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, 2023

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

Rank	EU countries	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Germany	83,955	+11.1%
2	France	56,053	+13.6%
3	Greece	19,547	+5.5%
4	Spain	18,892	+2.9%
5	Italy	17,171	+0.7%
6	Czechia	14,184	+3.4%
7	Poland	6,637	+12.6%
8	Austria	6,571	+14.7%
9	Portugal	5,598	-14.8%
10	Bulgaria	5,572	+22%
11	Sweden	4,170	+9.7%
12	Netherlands	3,461	+9.1%
13	Denmark	2,770	+2%
14	Hungary	2,620	+2.5%
15	Lithuania	2,439	+8.8%
16	Finland	2,350	+8.6%
17	Romania	1,597	+14.5%
18	Slovenia	1,429	+3.7%
19	Croatia	1,141	+16.4%
20	Belgium	1,117	+12.1%
21	Ireland	970	n/a
22	Slovakia	918	-0.3%
23	Latvia	838	-0.6%
24	Estonia	776	-8.5%
25	Luxembourg	179	-0.6%
26	Cyprus	125	+10.6%
27	Malta	25	+4.2%

Other periods

2024
2023
2022
2021

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. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (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 83,955 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 25 in 2023.

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.