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EU countries by value added in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation

Germany had the highest value added in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation of 26 EU countries in 2018, at €28.63 billion. Luxembourg had the lowest, at €130.4 million. The median was €1.23 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €96 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest28,633.2Germany
Lowest130.4Luxembourg
Median1,230.926 EU countries
European Union (27)96,000History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 2,193.9 EUR millionBelgium: 3,354.9 EUR millionBulgaria: 431.5 EUR millionCyprus: 150.1 EUR millionCzechia: 1,625.8 EUR millionGermany: 28,633.2 EUR millionDenmark: 2,279.9 EUR millionEstonia: 157 EUR millionSpain: 10,454.5 EUR millionFinland: 1,201.9 EUR millionFrance: 12,938 EUR millionGreece: 680.8 EUR millionCroatia: 774.3 EUR millionHungary: 915.5 EUR millionIreland: 809.8 EUR millionItaly: 15,210.7 EUR millionLithuania: 309.1 EUR millionLuxembourg: 130.4 EUR millionLatvia: 176.9 EUR millionNetherlands: 3,443.1 EUR millionPoland: 4,676.8 EUR millionPortugal: 1,517.3 EUR millionRomania: 1,259.9 EUR millionSweden: 1,802.7 EUR millionSlovenia: 331.6 EUR millionSlovakia: 552 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), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Germany: 28,633.2 EUR millionGermany28,633.2Italy: 15,210.7 EUR millionItaly15,210.7France: 12,938 EUR millionFrance12,938Spain: 10,454.5 EUR millionSpain10,454.5Poland: 4,676.8 EUR millionPoland4,676.8Netherlands: 3,443.1 EUR millionNetherlands3,443.1Belgium: 3,354.9 EUR millionBelgium3,354.9Denmark: 2,279.9 EUR millionDenmark2,279.9Austria: 2,193.9 EUR millionAustria2,193.9Sweden: 1,802.7 EUR millionSweden1,802.7Czechia: 1,625.8 EUR millionCzechia1,625.8Portugal: 1,517.3 EUR millionPortugal1,517.3Romania: 1,259.9 EUR millionRomania1,259.9Finland: 1,201.9 EUR millionFinland1,201.9Hungary: 915.5 EUR millionHungary915.5Ireland: 809.8 EUR millionIreland809.8Croatia: 774.3 EUR millionCroatia774.3Greece: 680.8 EUR millionGreece680.8Slovakia: 552 EUR millionSlovakia552Bulgaria: 431.5 EUR millionBulgaria431.5Slovenia: 331.6 EUR millionSlovenia331.6Lithuania: 309.1 EUR millionLithuania309.1Latvia: 176.9 EUR millionLatvia176.9Estonia: 157 EUR millionEstonia157Cyprus: 150.1 EUR millionCyprus150.1Luxembourg: 130.4 EUR millionLuxembourg130.4Germany: 28,633.2 EUR millionGermany28,633.2Italy: 15,210.7 EUR millionItaly15,210.7France: 12,938 EUR millionFrance12,938Spain: 10,454.5 EUR millionSpain10,454.5Poland: 4,676.8 EUR millionPoland4,676.8Netherlands: 3,443.1 EUR millionNetherlands3,443.1Belgium: 3,354.9 EUR millionBelgium3,354.9Denmark: 2,279.9 EUR millionDenmark2,279.9Austria: 2,193.9 EUR millionAustria2,193.9Sweden: 1,802.7 EUR millionSweden1,802.7Czechia: 1,625.8 EUR millionCzechia1,625.8Portugal: 1,517.3 EUR millionPortugal1,517.3Romania: 1,259.9 EUR millionRomania1,259.9Finland: 1,201.9 EUR millionFinland1,201.9Hungary: 915.5 EUR millionHungary915.5Ireland: 809.8 EUR millionIreland809.8Croatia: 774.3 EUR millionCroatia774.3Greece: 680.8 EUR millionGreece680.8Slovakia: 552 EUR millionSlovakia552Bulgaria: 431.5 EUR millionBulgaria431.5Slovenia: 331.6 EUR millionSlovenia331.6Lithuania: 309.1 EUR millionLithuania309.1Latvia: 176.9 EUR millionLatvia176.9Estonia: 157 EUR millionEstonia157Cyprus: 150.1 EUR millionCyprus150.1Luxembourg: 130.4 EUR millionLuxembourg130.4
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018
EUR million		Change on 2017
1Germany Series break28,633.2+12.1%
2Italy15,210.7+6%
3France12,938+5.4%
4Spain Series break10,454.5+3.9%
5Poland Series break4,676.8+6.8%
6Netherlands3,443.1-5.6%
7Belgium Series break3,354.9-9%
8Denmark2,279.9+11.1%
9Austria Series break2,193.9+2.1%
10Sweden Series break1,802.7-3.4%
11Czechia1,625.8+9.5%
12Portugal1,517.3+1.5%
13Romania Series break1,259.9+6.6%
14Finland1,201.9-1.9%
15Hungary Series break915.5+0.8%
16Ireland809.8-11.3%
17Croatia774.3+37.1%
18Greece Series break680.8+4.1%
19Slovakia552+11.2%
20Bulgaria Series break431.5+5.7%
21Slovenia331.6+1.7%
22Lithuania Series break309.1-2.7%
23Latvia176.9+14.1%
24Estonia Series break157+17.4%
25Cyprus150.1+0.4%
26Luxembourg130.4+10.8%

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Value added of enterprises in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section E): income from operating activities after deducting purchases of goods and services, in millions of euros at current prices.
  • Eurostat structural business statistics; at basic prices from 2021 and at factor cost for 2005 to 2020.

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), value added at factor cost, 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), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by value added 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), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by value added 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/value-added-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), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by value added 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/value-added-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), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by value added 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/value-added-water-waste/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with €28.63 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with €130.4 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), value added at factor cost, 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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