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Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation

Norte had the highest local units in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation of 9 regions in 2022, at 763. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at 53. The median was 146 and the figure for Portugal was 2,532. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest763Norte
Lowest53Região Autónoma dos Açores
Median1469 regions
Portugal2,532History

All regions, 2022

Norte: 763 countNorte763Grande Lisboa: 453 countGrande Lisboa453Centro (PT): 449 countCentro (PT)449Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 258 countOeste e Vale do Tejo258Península de Setúbal: 146 countPenínsula de Setúbal146Algarve: 144 countAlgarve144Região Autónoma da Madeira: 134 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira134Alentejo: 125 countAlentejo125Região Autónoma dos Açores: 53 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores53Norte: 763 countNorte763Grande Lisboa: 453 countGrande Lisboa453Centro (PT): 449 countCentro (PT)449Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 258 countOeste e Vale do Tejo258Península de Setúbal: 146 countPenínsula de Setúbal146Algarve: 144 countAlgarve144Região Autónoma da Madeira: 134 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira134Alentejo: 125 countAlentejo125Região Autónoma dos Açores: 53 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores53
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

RankRegions2022
count		Change on 2021
1Norte763+36%
2Grande Lisboa453n/a
3Centro (PT)449n/a
4Oeste e Vale do Tejo258n/a
5Península de Setúbal146n/a
6Algarve144+33.3%
7Região Autónoma da Madeira134+15.5%
8Alentejo125n/a
9Região Autónoma dos Açores53+35.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

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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How to cite

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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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

MLA 9

Local units by NUTS 2 region, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2022. 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-water-waste/portugal-regions?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2022. 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-water-waste/portugal-regions?period=2022.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by local units in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-water-waste/portugal-regions?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Norte, with 763 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Região Autónoma dos Açores, with 53 in 2022.

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, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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