EU countries by local units in mining and quarrying

France had the highest local units in mining and quarrying of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 2,877. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 22. The median was 494. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,877France

Lowest22Luxembourg

Median49427 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2023

Under 220
220 to 410
410 to 770
770 to 1,400
1,400 and over

count, 2023. 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, 2023

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	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	France	2,877	-1.4%
2	Poland	2,684	-2.5%
3	Spain	2,369	+2.3%
4	Germany	2,301	-1.2%
5	Italy	2,293	-5.2%
6	Romania	1,422	+7.7%
7	Finland	1,225	-1.8%
8	Portugal	1,218	-1.8%
9	Netherlands	833	+7.1%
10	Czechia	786	+3%
11	Greece	772	-2.2%
12	Sweden	763	+2%
13	Austria	670	-2.8%
14	Ireland	494	n/a
15	Hungary	471	+4%
16	Latvia	439	-4.8%
17	Bulgaria	390	-3.5%
18	Denmark	368	+0.8%
19	Croatia	339	-2%
20	Slovakia	338	+11.9%
21	Estonia	325	+2.8%
22	Lithuania	192	-0.5%
23	Belgium	182	+5.2%
24	Slovenia	95	+2.2%
25	Malta	62	+8.8%
26	Cyprus	54	+3.8%
27	Luxembourg	22	-4.3%

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, 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in mining and quarrying, 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-mining/eu-countries?period=2023. 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, 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-mining/eu-countries?period=2023.

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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

France, with 2,877 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 22 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.