EU countries by local units in mining and quarrying

France had the highest local units in mining and quarrying of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 2,979. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 22. The median was 548. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,979France

Lowest22Luxembourg

Median54827 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2021

Under 210
210 to 420
420 to 730
730 to 1,200
1,200 and over

count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2021 count
1	France Series break	2,979
2	Poland	2,820
3	Italy	2,478
4	Germany	2,323
5	Spain	2,277
6	Finland Series break	1,249
7	Romania	1,240
8	Portugal Series break	1,239
9	Greece	766
10	Czechia	751
11	Sweden	748
12	Netherlands	709
13	Austria	671
14	Ireland	548
15	Latvia	501
16	Hungary	478
17	Bulgaria	379
18	Denmark	357
19	Slovakia	291
20	Croatia	280
21	Estonia	276
22	Lithuania	192
23	Belgium	188
24	Slovenia	94
25	Malta	66
26	Cyprus	50
27	Luxembourg	22

Other periods

2024
2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B). 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (EU countries by local units in mining and quarrying, 2021) [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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in mining and quarrying, 2021. 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-mining/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021). EU countries by local units in mining and quarrying, 2021. 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-mining/eu-countries?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in mining and quarrying, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-mining/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest local units in mining and quarrying?

France, with 2,979 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in mining and quarrying?

Luxembourg, with 22 in 2021.

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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.