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

All 242 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable. 2 regions have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `business_local_units_water_waste`
- Unit: count
- Definition: 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.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-water-waste/eu-regions

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lombardia | 2,543 |
| 2 | Ile-de-France | 2,339 |
| 3 | Praha | 2,105 |
| 4 | Rhône-Alpes | 2,061 |
| 5 | Valencian Community | 1,547 |
| 6 | Andalusia | 1,520 |
| 7 | Lazio | 1,399 |
| 8 | Campania | 1,383 |
| 9 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 1,337 |
| 10 | Catalonia | 1,324 |
| 11 | Sicilia | 1,312 |
| 12 | Veneto | 1,257 |
| 13 | Emilia-Romagna | 1,203 |
| 14 | Střední Čechy | 1,164 |
| 15 | Jihovýchod | 1,163 |
| 16 | Puglia | 1,159 |
| 17 | Piemonte | 1,149 |
| 18 | Toscana | 1,145 |
| 19 | Pays de la Loire | 1,117 |
| 20 | Śląskie | 1,066 |
| 21 | Niederösterreich | 1,045 |
| 22 | Lorraine | 1,025 |
| 23 | Wielkopolskie | 1,016 |
| 24 | Aquitaine | 1,015 |
| 25 | Severovýchod | 1,014 |
| 26 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 987 |
| 27 | Oberösterreich | 927 |
| 28 | Länsi-Suomi | 900 |
| 29 | Warszawski stołeczny | 891 |
| 30 | Bretagne | 890 |
| 31 | Centre - Val de Loire | 885 |
| 32 | Midi-Pyrénées | 868 |
| 33 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 865 |
| 34 | Západné Slovensko | 828 |
| 35 | Syddanmark | 803 |
| 36 | Severozápad | 792 |
| 37 | Moravskoslezsko | 791 |
| 38 | Midtjylland | 745 |
| 39 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 738 |
| 40 | Zuid-Holland | 731 |
| 41 | Dolnośląskie | 717 |
| 42 | Střední Morava | 716 |
| 43 | Oberbayern | 713 |
| 44 | Community of Madrid | 686 |
| 45 | Małopolskie | 683 |
| 46 | Sjælland | 665 |
| 47 | Jihozápad | 664 |
| 48 | Picardie | 645 |
| 49 | Sud-Muntenia | 644 |
| 50 | Västsverige | 637 |
| 51 | Bourgogne | 634 |
| 51 | Canary Islands | 634 |
| 53 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 628 |
| 54 | Düsseldorf | 624 |
| 55 | Etelä-Suomi | 618 |
| 56 | Brandenburg | 605 |
| 57 | Attiki | 591 |
| 58 | Arnsberg | 588 |
| 59 | Sardegna | 585 |
| 60 | Norte | 581 |
| 61 | Köln | 565 |
| 62 | Alsace | 557 |
| 62 | Stockholm | 557 |
| 64 | Champagne-Ardenne | 552 |
| 65 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 548 |
| 66 | Łódzkie | 546 |
| 66 | Poitou-Charentes | 546 |
| 68 | Region of Murcia | 534 |
| 69 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 528 |
| 70 | Steiermark | 525 |
| 71 | Stuttgart | 522 |
| 72 | Marche | 520 |
| 73 | Východné Slovensko | 518 |
| 74 | Bratislavský kraj | 508 |
| 75 | Eesti | 507 |
| 76 | Świętokrzyskie | 503 |
| 77 | Darmstadt | 502 |
| 78 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 501 |
| 79 | Basse-Normandie | 500 |
| 80 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 496 |
| 81 | Noord-Brabant | 489 |
| 82 | Haute-Normandie | 487 |
| 83 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 485 |
| 84 | Nordjylland | 480 |
| 85 | Eastern and Midland | 478 |
| 86 | Pomorskie | 476 |
| 87 | Liguria | 474 |
| 87 | Pest | 474 |
| 89 | Noord-Holland | 463 |
| 90 | Schleswig-Holstein | 460 |
| 91 | Castile and León | 453 |
| 92 | Karlsruhe | 450 |
| 93 | Sud-Est | 442 |
| 94 | Thüringen | 440 |
| 95 | Hovedstaden | 436 |
| 96 | Castilla-La Mancha | 433 |
| 96 | Stredné Slovensko | 433 |
| 98 | Dél-Alföld | 425 |
| 98 | Nord-Vest | 425 |
| 98 | Östra Mellansverige | 425 |
| 101 | Kentriki Makedonia | 413 |
| 102 | Lubelskie | 405 |
| 103 | Észak-Magyarország | 400 |
| 103 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 400 |
| 105 | Sydsverige | 398 |
| 106 | Centru | 397 |
| 107 | Gelderland | 391 |
| 107 | Weser-Ems | 391 |
| 109 | Budapest | 390 |
| 109 | Franche-Comté | 390 |
| 111 | Auvergne | 387 |
| 112 | Abruzzo | 384 |
| 113 | Nord-Est | 383 |
| 114 | Észak-Alföld | 380 |
| 114 | Münster | 380 |
| 116 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 377 |
| 117 | Yugozapaden | 374 |
| 118 | Zachodniopomorskie | 373 |
| 119 | Aragon | 370 |
| 120 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 368 |
| 121 | Southern | 366 |
| 122 | Freiburg | 362 |
| 123 | Galicia | 361 |
| 124 | Centro (PT) | 357 |
| 125 | Schwaben | 351 |
| 126 | Vest | 350 |
| 127 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 346 |
| 128 | Calabria | 345 |
| 129 | Norra Mellansverige | 335 |
| 130 | Prov. Antwerpen | 328 |
| 131 | Detmold | 326 |
| 132 | Panonska Hrvatska | 322 |
| 133 | Balearic Islands | 320 |
| 133 | Grande Lisboa | 320 |
| 133 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 320 |
| 136 | Közép-Dunántúl | 309 |
| 137 | Basque Country | 307 |
| 138 | Podkarpackie | 304 |
| 138 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 304 |
| 140 | Niederbayern | 303 |
| 141 | Hannover | 296 |
| 142 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 292 |
| 143 | Dél-Dunántúl | 291 |
| 144 | Tübingen | 286 |
| 145 | Koblenz | 283 |
| 146 | Salzburg | 280 |
| 147 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 278 |
| 148 | Småland med öarna | 275 |
| 149 | Dresden | 274 |
| 149 | Lubuskie | 274 |
| 151 | Tirol | 273 |
| 152 | Mittelfranken | 270 |
| 153 | Lüneburg | 266 |
| 153 | Northern and Western | 266 |
| 155 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 265 |
| 156 | Chemnitz | 257 |
| 157 | Kýpros | 251 |
| 158 | Unterfranken | 250 |
| 159 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 247 |
| 160 | Prov. Hainaut | 242 |
| 161 | Limousin | 236 |
| 162 | Braunschweig | 234 |
| 163 | Oberpfalz | 233 |
| 164 | Umbria | 231 |
| 165 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 226 |
| 166 | Limburg (NL) | 224 |
| 167 | Opolskie | 223 |
| 168 | Oberfranken | 221 |
| 169 | Berlin | 212 |
| 170 | Zahodna Slovenija | 209 |
| 171 | Navarre | 205 |
| 171 | Övre Norrland | 205 |
| 173 | La Réunion | 201 |
| 174 | Saarland | 199 |
| 175 | Podlaskie | 197 |
| 176 | Kärnten | 196 |
| 177 | Prov. Liège | 195 |
| 178 | Overijssel | 190 |
| 179 | Basilicata | 189 |
| 180 | Peloponnisos | 187 |
| 180 | Sostinės regionas | 187 |
| 182 | Gießen | 185 |
| 183 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 181 |
| 184 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 177 |
| 185 | Kassel | 176 |
| 186 | Hamburg | 167 |
| 187 | Kriti | 165 |
| 187 | Malta | 165 |
| 189 | Notio Aigaio | 164 |
| 189 | Thessalia | 164 |
| 191 | Leipzig | 163 |
| 192 | Mellersta Norrland | 159 |
| 193 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 158 |
| 193 | Wien | 158 |
| 195 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 150 |
| 196 | Utrecht | 147 |
| 197 | Extremadura | 146 |
| 198 | Dytiki Elláda | 143 |
| 199 | Guadeloupe | 141 |
| 200 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 137 |
| 201 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 133 |
| 202 | Yugoiztochen | 131 |
| 203 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 130 |
| 204 | Severen tsentralen | 129 |
| 205 | Grad Zagreb | 126 |
| 206 | Vorarlberg | 123 |
| 207 | Corse | 120 |
| 208 | Península de Setúbal | 119 |
| 209 | Severoiztochen | 118 |
| 210 | Algarve | 116 |
| 211 | Asturias | 115 |
| 211 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 115 |
| 211 | Sterea Elláda | 115 |
| 214 | Friesland (NL) | 113 |
| 214 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 113 |
| 216 | Martinique | 112 |
| 217 | Burgenland | 104 |
| 218 | Molise | 102 |
| 219 | Severozapaden | 100 |
| 220 | Trier | 96 |
| 221 | Alentejo | 95 |
| 222 | La Rioja | 91 |
| 222 | Prov. Namur | 91 |
| 224 | Cantabria | 89 |
| 224 | Groningen | 89 |
| 226 | Ionia Nisia | 87 |
| 227 | Drenthe | 84 |
| 228 | Luxembourg | 82 |
| 229 | Bremen | 81 |
| 230 | Guyane | 75 |
| 231 | Ipeiros | 71 |
| 232 | Flevoland | 64 |
| 233 | Zeeland | 62 |
| 234 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 56 |
| 235 | Voreio Aigaio | 52 |
| 236 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 48 |
| 237 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 42 |
| 238 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 38 |
| 239 | Mayotte | 24 |
| 240 | Åland | 23 |
| 241 | Melilla | 8 |
| 242 | Ceuta | 6 |