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EU regions (NUTS 2) by local units in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2024

Lombardia had the highest local units in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation of 242 regions in 2024, at 2,543. Ceuta had the lowest, at 6. The median was 364. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,543Lombardia
Lowest6Ceuta
Median364242 regions

Top 40 regions, 2024

Lombardia: 2,543 countLombardia2,543Ile-de-France: 2,339 countIle-de-France2,339Praha: 2,105 countPraha2,105Rhône-Alpes: 2,061 countRhône-Alpes2,061Valencian Community: 1,547 countValencian Community1,547Andalusia: 1,520 countAndalusia1,520Lazio: 1,399 countLazio1,399Campania: 1,383 countCampania1,383Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 1,337 countProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur1,337Catalonia: 1,324 countCatalonia1,324Sicilia: 1,312 countSicilia1,312Veneto: 1,257 countVeneto1,257Emilia-Romagna: 1,203 countEmilia-Romagna1,203Střední Čechy: 1,164 countStřední Čechy1,164Jihovýchod: 1,163 countJihovýchod1,163Puglia: 1,159 countPuglia1,159Piemonte: 1,149 countPiemonte1,149Toscana: 1,145 countToscana1,145Pays de la Loire: 1,117 countPays de la Loire1,117Śląskie: 1,066 countŚląskie1,066Niederösterreich: 1,045 countNiederösterreich1,045Lorraine: 1,025 countLorraine1,025Wielkopolskie: 1,016 countWielkopolskie1,016Aquitaine: 1,015 countAquitaine1,015Severovýchod: 1,014 countSeverovýchod1,014Nord-Pas de Calais: 987 countNord-Pas de Calais987Oberösterreich: 927 countOberösterreich927Länsi-Suomi: 900 countLänsi-Suomi900Warszawski stołeczny: 891 countWarszawski stołeczny891Bretagne: 890 countBretagne890Centre - Val de Loire: 885 countCentre - Val de Loire885Midi-Pyrénées: 868 countMidi-Pyrénées868Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 865 countPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi865Západné Slovensko: 828 countZápadné Slovensko828Syddanmark: 803 countSyddanmark803Severozápad: 792 countSeverozápad792Moravskoslezsko: 791 countMoravskoslezsko791Midtjylland: 745 countMidtjylland745Languedoc-Roussillon: 738 countLanguedoc-Roussillon738Zuid-Holland: 731 countZuid-Holland731Lombardia: 2,543 countLombardia2,543Ile-de-France: 2,339 countIle-de-France2,339Praha: 2,105 countPraha2,105Rhône-Alpes: 2,061 countRhône-Alpes2,061Valencian Community: 1,547 countValencian Community1,547Andalusia: 1,520 countAndalusia1,520Lazio: 1,399 countLazio1,399Campania: 1,383 countCampania1,383Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 1,337 countProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur1,337Catalonia: 1,324 countCatalonia1,324Sicilia: 1,312 countSicilia1,312Veneto: 1,257 countVeneto1,257Emilia-Romagna: 1,203 countEmilia-Romagna1,203Střední Čechy: 1,164 countStřední Čechy1,164Jihovýchod: 1,163 countJihovýchod1,163Puglia: 1,159 countPuglia1,159Piemonte: 1,149 countPiemonte1,149Toscana: 1,145 countToscana1,145Pays de la Loire: 1,117 countPays de la Loire1,117Śląskie: 1,066 countŚląskie1,066Niederösterreich: 1,045 countNiederösterreich1,045Lorraine: 1,025 countLorraine1,025Wielkopolskie: 1,016 countWielkopolskie1,016Aquitaine: 1,015 countAquitaine1,015Severovýchod: 1,014 countSeverovýchod1,014Nord-Pas de Calais: 987 countNord-Pas de Calais987Oberösterreich: 927 countOberösterreich927Länsi-Suomi: 900 countLänsi-Suomi900Warszawski stołeczny: 891 countWarszawski stołeczny891Bretagne: 890 countBretagne890Centre - Val de Loire: 885 countCentre - Val de Loire885Midi-Pyrénées: 868 countMidi-Pyrénées868Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 865 countPohjois- ja Itä-Suomi865Západné Slovensko: 828 countZápadné Slovensko828Syddanmark: 803 countSyddanmark803Severozápad: 792 countSeverozápad792Moravskoslezsko: 791 countMoravskoslezsko791Midtjylland: 745 countMidtjylland745Languedoc-Roussillon: 738 countLanguedoc-Roussillon738Zuid-Holland: 731 countZuid-Holland731
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024
count		Change on 2023
1Lombardia Estimated2,543+10.3%
2Ile-de-France2,339+6.5%
3Praha2,105+3.8%
4Rhône-Alpes2,061+1.1%
5Valencian Community1,547-0.3%
6Andalusia1,520-4.9%
7Lazio Estimated1,399+11.7%
8Campania Estimated1,383-2.4%
9Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur1,337+4%
10Catalonia1,324+10.4%
11Sicilia Estimated1,312+2.9%
12Veneto Estimated1,257+4.8%
13Emilia-Romagna Estimated1,203+18.8%
14Střední Čechy1,164-3.2%
15Jihovýchod1,163+2.1%
16Puglia Estimated1,159+0.7%
17Piemonte Estimated1,149+3.5%
18Toscana Estimated1,145+5.6%
19Pays de la Loire1,117-0.4%
20Śląskie1,066+1.2%
21Niederösterreich1,045-0.3%
22Lorraine1,025+3.3%
23Wielkopolskie1,016-0.4%
24Aquitaine1,015+2.4%
25Severovýchod1,014-2.1%
26Nord-Pas de Calais987+2.9%
27Oberösterreich927+13%
28Länsi-Suomi900-0.8%
29Warszawski stołeczny891+2.2%
30Bretagne890+4.6%
31Centre - Val de Loire885+1.5%
32Midi-Pyrénées868+4.1%
33Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi865+0.5%
34Západné Slovensko828+2.5%
35Syddanmark803-0.6%
36Severozápad792-1.5%
37Moravskoslezsko791-2.9%
38Midtjylland745-3.5%
39Languedoc-Roussillon738+2.8%
40Zuid-Holland731+9.3%
41Dolnośląskie717+1.7%
42Střední Morava716-1.4%
43Oberbayern713+0.7%
44Community of Madrid686-0.1%
45Małopolskie683+0.3%
46Sjælland665+1.2%
47Jihozápad664-2.4%
48Picardie645+3.5%
49Sud-Muntenia644-1.5%
50Västsverige637+8.9%
51Bourgogne634+1%
51Canary Islands634-3.5%
53Mazowiecki regionalny628-1.1%
54Düsseldorf624+1.8%
55Etelä-Suomi618-0.5%
56Brandenburg605+2.4%
57Attiki591-8.5%
58Arnsberg588+1.7%
59Sardegna Estimated585+6.8%
60Norte581+2.3%
61Köln565+3.7%
62Alsace557+3.1%
62Stockholm557+10.3%
64Champagne-Ardenne552+4.2%
65Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas548-2.5%
66Łódzkie546+2.8%
66Poitou-Charentes546+4.4%
68Region of Murcia534+10.6%
69Kujawsko-pomorskie528+1.9%
70Steiermark525-3.3%
71Stuttgart522+2.2%
72Marche Estimated520+10.4%
73Východné Slovensko518+7.5%
74Bratislavský kraj508+9.7%
75Eesti507-1%
76Świętokrzyskie503-1.2%
77Darmstadt502-1.2%
78Jadranska Hrvatska501+1.2%
79Basse-Normandie500+5%
80Sachsen-Anhalt496-1%
81Noord-Brabant489+8.2%
82Haute-Normandie487+0.2%
83Bucureşti-Ilfov485-2.2%
84Nordjylland480+1.1%
85Eastern and Midland478-5.5%
86Pomorskie476-1.9%
87Liguria Estimated474+9.7%
87Pest474-1.9%
89Noord-Holland463+6.9%
90Schleswig-Holstein460-0.2%
91Castile and León453-7.4%
92Karlsruhe450+2.7%
93Sud-Est442+0.7%
94Thüringen440+0.5%
95Hovedstaden436-2%
96Castilla-La Mancha433+15.2%
96Stredné Slovensko433+5.4%
98Dél-Alföld425-0.5%
98Nord-Vest425-4.5%
98Östra Mellansverige425+4.7%
101Kentriki Makedonia413+4.6%
102Lubelskie405+1.8%
103Észak-Magyarország400+0.3%
103Helsinki-Uusimaa400+2.6%
105Sydsverige398+8.4%
106Centru397-0.8%
107Gelderland391+4.3%
107Weser-Ems391-1.8%
109Budapest390+2.6%
109Franche-Comté390-2.3%
111Auvergne387-0.8%
112Abruzzo Estimated384+1.9%
113Nord-Est383+1.6%
114Észak-Alföld380+8.6%
114Münster380+2.7%
116Sud-Vest Oltenia377-3.3%
117Yugozapaden374-6.7%
118Zachodniopomorskie373-2.6%
119Aragon370-17.4%
120Nyugat-Dunántúl368-2.6%
121Southern366-0.5%
122Freiburg362+3.4%
123Galicia361-0.3%
124Centro (PT)357-0.6%
125Schwaben351+4.2%
126Vest350-0.8%
127Warmińsko-mazurskie346-0.6%
128Calabria Estimated345-3.1%
129Norra Mellansverige335+3.7%
130Prov. Antwerpen328+2.2%
131Detmold326+1.2%
132Panonska Hrvatska322+1.6%
133Balearic Islands320+1.9%
133Grande Lisboa320+1.3%
133Rheinhessen-Pfalz3200%
136Közép-Dunántúl309-7.2%
137Basque Country307-1.9%
138Podkarpackie304-3.8%
138Prov. West-Vlaanderen304+0.7%
140Niederbayern303+3.8%
141Hannover296+0.7%
142Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen292-9%
143Dél-Dunántúl291+1.4%
144Tübingen286+2.1%
145Koblenz283+5.6%
146Salzburg280-2.1%
147Mecklenburg-Vorpommern278+1.8%
148Småland med öarna275+9.6%
149Dresden274-4.2%
149Lubuskie274-0.7%
151Tirol273-1.1%
152Mittelfranken270+3.1%
153Lüneburg266+1.5%
153Northern and Western266+1.5%
155Friuli-Venezia Giulia Estimated265+2.3%
156Chemnitz257+0.4%
157Kýpros251+0.8%
158Unterfranken250+2%
159Vzhodna Slovenija247+0.4%
160Prov. Hainaut242+1.3%
161Limousin236+0.9%
162Braunschweig234+0.4%
163Oberpfalz233-0.4%
164Umbria Estimated231+1.8%
165Oeste e Vale do Tejo226+0.9%
166Limburg (NL)224+9.8%
167Opolskie223+0.9%
168Oberfranken221+1.4%
169Berlin212-4.1%
170Zahodna Slovenija209-1.4%
171Navarre205-6.4%
171Övre Norrland205-4.7%
173La Réunion201-3.4%
174Saarland199+4.7%
175Podlaskie197-4.4%
176Kärnten1960%
177Prov. Liège195-4.9%
178Overijssel190+0.5%
179Basilicata Estimated189-2.1%
180Peloponnisos187+9.4%
180Sostinės regionas187-2.6%
182Gießen185+4.5%
183Yuzhen tsentralen181-2.7%
184Sjeverna Hrvatska177-5.9%
185Kassel176-0.6%
186Hamburg167+1.2%
187Kriti165+11.5%
187Malta1650%
189Notio Aigaio164+4.5%
189Thessalia164+5.8%
191Leipzig163+7.9%
192Mellersta Norrland159-3%
193Prov. Limburg (BE)158-3.7%
193Wien158-2.5%
195Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki150+1.4%
196Utrecht147+2.1%
197Extremadura146-19.8%
198Dytiki Elláda143+1.4%
199Guadeloupe141+1.4%
200Provincia Autonoma di Trento Estimated137-13.3%
201Prov. Vlaams-Brabant133-8.3%
202Yugoiztochen131-11.5%
203Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Estimated130+15%
204Severen tsentralen129-2.3%
205Grad Zagreb126-6.7%
206Vorarlberg123-0.8%
207Corse120+5.3%
208Península de Setúbal119+3.5%
209Severoiztochen118-1.7%
210Algarve116+5.5%
211Asturias115-9.4%
211Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest115+49.4%
211Sterea Elláda115+1.8%
214Friesland (NL)113-3.4%
214Região Autónoma da Madeira113-0.9%
216Martinique112+5.7%
217Burgenland104-1.9%
218Molise Estimated102+3%
219Severozapaden100-8.3%
220Trier96-1%
221Alentejo95-4%
222La Rioja91+49.2%
222Prov. Namur91-1.1%
224Cantabria89-17.6%
224Groningen89+4.7%
226Ionia Nisia87n/a
227Drenthe84+5%
228Luxembourg82+1.2%
229Bremen81+1.3%
230Guyane75-3.8%
231Ipeiros71+7.6%
232Flevoland64+4.9%
233Zeeland62-4.6%
234Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Estimated56+51.4%
235Voreio Aigaio52n/a
236Prov. Brabant wallon48-18.6%
237Prov. Luxembourg (BE)42-19.2%
238Região Autónoma dos Açores38-2.6%
239Mayotte240%
240Åland230%
241Melilla8-38.5%
242Ceuta6+20%

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Number of local units of enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E). 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, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which region has the highest local units in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation?

Lombardia, with 2,543 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Ceuta, with 6 in 2024.

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