EU regions (NUTS 2) by local units in mining and quarrying

Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi had the highest local units in mining and quarrying of 237 regions in 2023, at 486. Melilla had the lowest, at 0. The median was 70. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Top 40 regions, 2023

Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 486 countPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi486Länsi-Suomi: 431 countLänsi-Suomi431Andalusia: 421 countAndalusia421Nord-Vest: 376 countNord-Vest376Norte: 345 countNorte345Centro (PT): 344 countCentro (PT)344Śląskie: 344 countŚląskie344Lombardia: 336 countLombardia336Zuid-Holland: 333 countZuid-Holland333Eesti: 325 countEesti325Rhône-Alpes: 306 countRhône-Alpes306Małopolskie: 282 countMałopolskie282Wielkopolskie: 269 countWielkopolskie269Valencian Community: 239 countValencian Community239Castile and León: 235 countCastile and León235Dolnośląskie: 235 countDolnośląskie235Sicilia: 233 countSicilia233Catalonia: 231 countCatalonia231Sud-Muntenia: 231 countSud-Muntenia231Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 229 countOeste e Vale do Tejo229Toscana: 220 countToscana220Oberbayern: 219 countOberbayern219Community of Madrid: 214 countCommunity of Madrid214Pays de la Loire: 208 countPays de la Loire208Etelä-Suomi: 197 countEtelä-Suomi197Galicia: 196 countGalicia196Eastern and Midland: 190 countEastern and Midland190Ile-de-France: 188 countIle-de-France188Lazio: 188 countLazio188Aquitaine: 187 countAquitaine187Midi-Pyrénées: 186 countMidi-Pyrénées186Centru: 184 countCentru184Extremadura: 174 countExtremadura174Lubelskie: 173 countLubelskie173Niederösterreich: 173 countNiederösterreich173Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 172 countProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur172Jadranska Hrvatska: 170 countJadranska Hrvatska170Veneto: 170 countVeneto170Puglia: 169 countPuglia169Piemonte: 168 countPiemonte168Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 486 countPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi486Länsi-Suomi: 431 countLänsi-Suomi431Andalusia: 421 countAndalusia421Nord-Vest: 376 countNord-Vest376Norte: 345 countNorte345Centro (PT): 344 countCentro (PT)344Śląskie: 344 countŚląskie344Lombardia: 336 countLombardia336Zuid-Holland: 333 countZuid-Holland333Eesti: 325 countEesti325Rhône-Alpes: 306 countRhône-Alpes306Małopolskie: 282 countMałopolskie282Wielkopolskie: 269 countWielkopolskie269Valencian Community: 239 countValencian Community239Castile and León: 235 countCastile and León235Dolnośląskie: 235 countDolnośląskie235Sicilia: 233 countSicilia233Catalonia: 231 countCatalonia231Sud-Muntenia: 231 countSud-Muntenia231Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 229 countOeste e Vale do Tejo229Toscana: 220 countToscana220Oberbayern: 219 countOberbayern219Community of Madrid: 214 countCommunity of Madrid214Pays de la Loire: 208 countPays de la Loire208Etelä-Suomi: 197 countEtelä-Suomi197Galicia: 196 countGalicia196Eastern and Midland: 190 countEastern and Midland190Ile-de-France: 188 countIle-de-France188Lazio: 188 countLazio188Aquitaine: 187 countAquitaine187Midi-Pyrénées: 186 countMidi-Pyrénées186Centru: 184 countCentru184Extremadura: 174 countExtremadura174Lubelskie: 173 countLubelskie173Niederösterreich: 173 countNiederösterreich173Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 172 countProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur172Jadranska Hrvatska: 170 countJadranska Hrvatska170Veneto: 170 countVeneto170Puglia: 169 countPuglia169Piemonte: 168 countPiemonte168
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

RankRegions2023
count
Change on 2022
1Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi486-2.2%
2Länsi-Suomi431-1.8%
3Andalusia421-2.1%
4Nord-Vest376+19.4%
5Norte345-3.4%
6Centro (PT)344-4.2%
6Śląskie344-1.1%
8Lombardia336-5.1%
9Zuid-Holland333+12.9%
10Eesti325+2.8%
11Rhône-Alpes306-2.5%
12Małopolskie282-2.1%
13Wielkopolskie269+0.7%
14Valencian Community239-0.8%
15Castile and León235-10.3%
15Dolnośląskie235-4.9%
17Sicilia233-6.4%
18Catalonia231+16.7%
18Sud-Muntenia231+17.3%
20Oeste e Vale do Tejo229+0.9%
21Toscana220-7.6%
22Oberbayern219+3.3%
23Community of Madrid214+12.6%
24Pays de la Loire208+2%
25Etelä-Suomi197+2.1%
26Galicia196-21.3%
27Eastern and Midland190+1.6%
28Ile-de-France188-2.1%
28Lazio188-0.5%
30Aquitaine187-1.6%
31Midi-Pyrénées186-5.1%
32Centru184+6.4%
33Extremadura174+34.9%
34Lubelskie173-8.9%
34Niederösterreich173-2.8%
36Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur172-0.6%
37Jadranska Hrvatska170-2.9%
37Veneto170-2.9%
39Puglia169-4.5%
40Piemonte168-0.6%
41Łódzkie167-4%
42Warszawski stołeczny165-3.5%
43Languedoc-Roussillon164+1.9%
44Mazowiecki regionalny161-4.2%
45Pomorskie160-3%
46Podkarpackie159-1.2%
47Southern158-0.6%
48Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas157-2.5%
49Attiki151-1.3%
49Weser-Ems151+7.9%
51Bretagne148-3.9%
52Northern and Western146+2.1%
53Nord-Est141+2.2%
54Vest140-0.7%
55Jihovýchod138+12.2%
56Steiermark136-7.5%
57Noord-Holland135+7.1%
57Yugozapaden135-6.3%
59Castilla-La Mancha131-7.1%
59Västsverige131+4.8%
61Aragon130-16.7%
62Guyane128+0.8%
63Oberösterreich127+1.6%
64Bourgogne1260%
64Severovýchod1260%
66Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki124-12.7%
66Sud-Est124+2.5%
68Emilia-Romagna123-6.8%
69Centre - Val de Loire122-0.8%
69Övre Norrland1220%
69Poitou-Charentes122-3.2%
72Lorraine121-2.4%
73Alentejo1180%
74Sardegna115-5.7%
74Sud-Vest Oltenia115+5.5%
76Świętokrzyskie112+0.9%
77Bucureşti-Ilfov111-11.9%
78Stredné Slovensko109+16%
78Střední Čechy109-2.7%
80Auvergne108-1.8%
80Helsinki-Uusimaa108-6.1%
82Östra Mellansverige105-0.9%
82Thessalia105-1.9%
84Stockholm103+13.2%
84Syddanmark103-3.7%
86Jihozápad99-9.2%
87Východné Slovensko98+28.9%
88Nyugat-Dunántúl95+5.6%
89Kujawsko-pomorskie940%
90Severozápad93+6.9%
91Podlaskie92-3.2%
92Sachsen-Anhalt90-3.2%
92Yuzhen tsentralen90-5.3%
94Norra Mellansverige89-3.3%
95Warmińsko-mazurskie86-2.3%
96Hannover84-2.3%
96Köln84-5.6%
96Praha84+6.3%
99Alsace83-3.5%
99Sterea Elláda83+1.2%
101Niederbayern82-7.9%
101Západné Slovensko82+1.2%
103Campania81-6.9%
103Småland med öarna81+9.5%
105Franche-Comté800%
106Düsseldorf79+2.6%
106Panonska Hrvatska790%
108Abruzzo76-15.6%
108Grande Lisboa76-2.6%
110Midtjylland75-1.3%
111Asturias74+54.2%
112Drenthe73+9%
113Budapest72+2.9%
113Schwaben72-2.7%
113Tübingen720%
116Nordjylland71+16.4%
116Sjeverna Hrvatska71-2.7%
118Darmstadt70-1.4%
118Moravskoslezsko70+4.5%
120Freiburg69-6.8%
120Sydsverige69-4.2%
122Champagne-Ardenne68+3%
123Koblenz67-5.6%
123Střední Morava67+11.7%
125Basse-Normandie660%
125Schleswig-Holstein66+1.5%
125Thüringen660%
128Közép-Dunántúl65-1.5%
128Stuttgart65-1.5%
130Észak-Magyarország64-7.2%
130Tirol64-1.5%
130Zachodniopomorskie64-5.9%
133Mellersta Norrland63-4.5%
134Malta62+8.8%
134Oberpfalz620%
134Sjælland620%
137Opolskie61-6.2%
137Picardie61-1.6%
137Provincia Autonoma di Trento61-17.6%
140Balearic Islands60+15.4%
140Limousin60+3.4%
140Lubuskie60+11.1%
143Dresden59-4.8%
143Pest59+20.4%
145Calabria58+5.5%
145Peloponnisos58-6.5%
147Arnsberg570%
147Detmold57+3.6%
147Hovedstaden57-3.4%
147Kentriki Makedonia57+16.3%
147Yugoiztochen57+1.8%
152Nord-Pas de Calais56-1.8%
153Braunschweig55-3.5%
153Canary Islands55-9.8%
155Kärnten54-5.3%
155Kýpros54+3.8%
157Noord-Brabant53+6%
157Rheinhessen-Pfalz53-3.6%
157Vzhodna Slovenija53+1.9%
160Brandenburg520%
160Marche52n/a
160Oberfranken52-1.9%
160Salzburg520%
164Algarve51+8.5%
164Basilicata51-3.8%
164Mecklenburg-Vorpommern51-3.8%
167Karlsruhe50-9.1%
167Lüneburg50-7.4%
169Bratislavský kraj49-3.9%
169Friuli-Venezia Giulia49-3.9%
169Gelderland49+6.5%
172Haute-Normandie48-2%
172Unterfranken48+6.7%
174Liguria46-8%
175Észak-Alföld45+18.4%
175Notio Aigaio45-6.3%
177Kassel440%
178Gießen42+2.4%
178Mittelfranken42+2.4%
178Prov. Liège42+2.4%
178Severozapaden42-12.5%
178Zahodna Slovenija42+2.4%
183Umbria41n/a
184Ipeiros40-2.4%
184Münster40-2.4%
186Chemnitz38-2.6%
186Dytiki Makedonia38+5.6%
186Limburg (NL)38-2.6%
186Severoiztochen38+5.6%
186Trier380%
191Basque Country37+27.6%
192Dél-Alföld36+5.9%
192Groningen36-2.7%
194Dél-Dunántúl35-5.4%
194Sostinės regionas35+9.4%
196Friesland (NL)34+6.3%
197Cantabria32+300%
198Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen28-3.4%
198Severen tsentralen28+12%
200La Réunion27-10%
200Overijssel27-6.9%
202Prov. Limburg (BE)26-7.1%
202Saarland26-3.7%
204Kriti25+13.6%
204Navarre25+56.3%
204Zeeland25+25%
207Leipzig24-4%
207Prov. Namur24+4.3%
209Molise230%
209Península de Setúbal23+15%
211Luxembourg22-4.3%
211Wien22-4.3%
213Burgenland210%
213Vorarlberg210%
215Corse20-4.8%
216Grad Zagreb190%
217Dytiki Elláda170%
217Região Autónoma da Madeira17-5.6%
219Hamburg16-5.9%
220Ionia Nisia15+7.1%
220Prov. Luxembourg (BE)15n/a
220Região Autónoma dos Açores15-6.3%
223Utrecht14-17.6%
223Voreio Aigaio14-12.5%
225La Rioja12+100%
226Martinique11+10%
226Prov. West-Vlaanderen11+10%
228Guadeloupe8-27.3%
229Berlin7-22.2%
229Prov. Vlaams-Brabant7n/a
231Flevoland5+25%
231Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste5-37.5%
233Åland30%
233Mayotte30%
233Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen3n/a
236Bremen20%
237Melilla0n/a

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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.

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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 regions (NUTS 2) 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 regions (NUTS 2) 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-regions?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 regions (NUTS 2) 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-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest local units in mining and quarrying?

Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi, with 486 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in mining and quarrying?

Melilla, with 0 in 2023.

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