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EU countries by net turnover in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation

Germany had the highest net turnover in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation of 26 EU countries in 2018, at €69.42 billion. Luxembourg had the lowest, at €292.5 million. The median was €3.2 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €247 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest69,419Germany
Lowest292.5Luxembourg
Median3,201.726 EU countries
European Union (27)247,000History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 6,088.8 EUR millionBelgium: 8,724.4 EUR millionBulgaria: 1,119.3 EUR millionCyprus: 334 EUR millionCzechia: 5,160.6 EUR millionGermany: 69,419 EUR millionDenmark: 4,833.6 EUR millionEstonia: 458 EUR millionSpain: 21,096.2 EUR millionFinland: 2,975.4 EUR millionFrance: 42,958.4 EUR millionGreece: 1,476.3 EUR millionCroatia: 1,362.4 EUR millionHungary: 2,639.6 EUR millionIreland: 2,079.1 EUR millionItaly: 38,699.3 EUR millionLithuania: 673.9 EUR millionLuxembourg: 292.5 EUR millionLatvia: 384.9 EUR millionNetherlands: 10,123.8 EUR millionPoland: 9,835.8 EUR millionPortugal: 3,601.3 EUR millionRomania: 3,428 EUR millionSweden: 5,952.3 EUR millionSlovenia: 1,441.8 EUR millionSlovakia: 1,371.4 EUR million
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EUR million, 2018. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Germany: 69,419 EUR millionGermany69,419France: 42,958.4 EUR millionFrance42,958.4Italy: 38,699.3 EUR millionItaly38,699.3Spain: 21,096.2 EUR millionSpain21,096.2Netherlands: 10,123.8 EUR millionNetherlands10,123.8Poland: 9,835.8 EUR millionPoland9,835.8Belgium: 8,724.4 EUR millionBelgium8,724.4Austria: 6,088.8 EUR millionAustria6,088.8Sweden: 5,952.3 EUR millionSweden5,952.3Czechia: 5,160.6 EUR millionCzechia5,160.6Denmark: 4,833.6 EUR millionDenmark4,833.6Portugal: 3,601.3 EUR millionPortugal3,601.3Romania: 3,428 EUR millionRomania3,428Finland: 2,975.4 EUR millionFinland2,975.4Hungary: 2,639.6 EUR millionHungary2,639.6Ireland: 2,079.1 EUR millionIreland2,079.1Greece: 1,476.3 EUR millionGreece1,476.3Slovenia: 1,441.8 EUR millionSlovenia1,441.8Slovakia: 1,371.4 EUR millionSlovakia1,371.4Croatia: 1,362.4 EUR millionCroatia1,362.4Bulgaria: 1,119.3 EUR millionBulgaria1,119.3Lithuania: 673.9 EUR millionLithuania673.9Estonia: 458 EUR millionEstonia458Latvia: 384.9 EUR millionLatvia384.9Cyprus: 334 EUR millionCyprus334Luxembourg: 292.5 EUR millionLuxembourg292.5Germany: 69,419 EUR millionGermany69,419France: 42,958.4 EUR millionFrance42,958.4Italy: 38,699.3 EUR millionItaly38,699.3Spain: 21,096.2 EUR millionSpain21,096.2Netherlands: 10,123.8 EUR millionNetherlands10,123.8Poland: 9,835.8 EUR millionPoland9,835.8Belgium: 8,724.4 EUR millionBelgium8,724.4Austria: 6,088.8 EUR millionAustria6,088.8Sweden: 5,952.3 EUR millionSweden5,952.3Czechia: 5,160.6 EUR millionCzechia5,160.6Denmark: 4,833.6 EUR millionDenmark4,833.6Portugal: 3,601.3 EUR millionPortugal3,601.3Romania: 3,428 EUR millionRomania3,428Finland: 2,975.4 EUR millionFinland2,975.4Hungary: 2,639.6 EUR millionHungary2,639.6Ireland: 2,079.1 EUR millionIreland2,079.1Greece: 1,476.3 EUR millionGreece1,476.3Slovenia: 1,441.8 EUR millionSlovenia1,441.8Slovakia: 1,371.4 EUR millionSlovakia1,371.4Croatia: 1,362.4 EUR millionCroatia1,362.4Bulgaria: 1,119.3 EUR millionBulgaria1,119.3Lithuania: 673.9 EUR millionLithuania673.9Estonia: 458 EUR millionEstonia458Latvia: 384.9 EUR millionLatvia384.9Cyprus: 334 EUR millionCyprus334Luxembourg: 292.5 EUR millionLuxembourg292.5
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018
EUR million		Change on 2017
1Germany Series break69,419+11.1%
2France42,958.4+6.6%
3Italy38,699.3+5.7%
4Spain Series break21,096.2+4.7%
5Netherlands10,123.8+0.1%
6Poland Series break9,835.8+5.4%
7Belgium Series break8,724.4-20.6%
8Austria Series break6,088.8+3.9%
9Sweden Series break5,952.3-0.9%
10Czechia5,160.6+7.7%
11Denmark4,833.6-1%
12Portugal3,601.3+2.5%
13Romania Series break3,428+6.6%
14Finland2,975.4-0.9%
15Hungary Series break2,639.6+3.8%
16Ireland2,079.1-10.6%
17Greece Series break1,476.3-1.2%
18Slovenia1,441.8+9%
19Slovakia1,371.4+13%
20Croatia1,362.4+23.7%
21Bulgaria Series break1,119.3+11.2%
22Lithuania Series break673.9-1.4%
23Estonia Series break458+11.2%
24Latvia384.9+10.9%
25Cyprus334+7.9%
26Luxembourg292.5+8.1%

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Net turnover of enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section E): the amounts invoiced during the year for sales of goods and services to third parties, excluding VAT and other deductible taxes, in millions of euros at current prices.
  • Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2024). Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by net turnover in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

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Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by net turnover in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 1 Mar. 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-water-waste/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by net turnover in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-water-waste/eu-countries?period=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by net turnover in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-water-waste/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest net turnover in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation?

Germany, with €69.42 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest net turnover in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation?

Luxembourg, with €292.5 million in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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