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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 27 EU countries in 2023, at €33.45 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €105.04 million. The median was €1.46 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €113.76 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest33,445.8Germany
Lowest105Malta
Median1,462.727 EU countries
European Union (27)113,758.2History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 2,710.4 EUR millionBelgium: 4,266.8 EUR millionBulgaria: 557.4 EUR millionCyprus: 197.6 EUR millionCzechia: 2,393.8 EUR millionGermany: 33,445.8 EUR millionDenmark: 2,120.3 EUR millionEstonia: 179.2 EUR millionSpain: 11,413.1 EUR millionFinland: 1,462.7 EUR millionFrance: 15,088.5 EUR millionGreece: 604.1 EUR millionCroatia: 853.4 EUR millionHungary: 843 EUR millionIreland: 653.6 EUR millionItaly: 18,299.6 EUR millionLithuania: 407 EUR millionLuxembourg: 177.2 EUR millionLatvia: 226.2 EUR millionMalta: 105 EUR millionNetherlands: 4,261.3 EUR millionPoland: 5,952.6 EUR millionPortugal: 1,942.5 EUR millionRomania: 1,956.1 EUR millionSweden: 2,444.2 EUR millionSlovenia: 497 EUR millionSlovakia: 700 EUR million
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EUR million, 2023. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2023

Germany: 33,445.8 EUR millionGermany33,445.8Italy: 18,299.6 EUR millionItaly18,299.6France: 15,088.5 EUR millionFrance15,088.5Spain: 11,413.1 EUR millionSpain11,413.1Poland: 5,952.6 EUR millionPoland5,952.6Belgium: 4,266.8 EUR millionBelgium4,266.8Netherlands: 4,261.3 EUR millionNetherlands4,261.3Austria: 2,710.4 EUR millionAustria2,710.4Sweden: 2,444.2 EUR millionSweden2,444.2Czechia: 2,393.8 EUR millionCzechia2,393.8Denmark: 2,120.3 EUR millionDenmark2,120.3Romania: 1,956.1 EUR millionRomania1,956.1Portugal: 1,942.5 EUR millionPortugal1,942.5Finland: 1,462.7 EUR millionFinland1,462.7Croatia: 853.4 EUR millionCroatia853.4Hungary: 843 EUR millionHungary843Slovakia: 700 EUR millionSlovakia700Ireland: 653.6 EUR millionIreland653.6Greece: 604.1 EUR millionGreece604.1Bulgaria: 557.4 EUR millionBulgaria557.4Slovenia: 497 EUR millionSlovenia497Lithuania: 407 EUR millionLithuania407Latvia: 226.2 EUR millionLatvia226.2Cyprus: 197.6 EUR millionCyprus197.6Estonia: 179.2 EUR millionEstonia179.2Luxembourg: 177.2 EUR millionLuxembourg177.2Malta: 105 EUR millionMalta105Germany: 33,445.8 EUR millionGermany33,445.8Italy: 18,299.6 EUR millionItaly18,299.6France: 15,088.5 EUR millionFrance15,088.5Spain: 11,413.1 EUR millionSpain11,413.1Poland: 5,952.6 EUR millionPoland5,952.6Belgium: 4,266.8 EUR millionBelgium4,266.8Netherlands: 4,261.3 EUR millionNetherlands4,261.3Austria: 2,710.4 EUR millionAustria2,710.4Sweden: 2,444.2 EUR millionSweden2,444.2Czechia: 2,393.8 EUR millionCzechia2,393.8Denmark: 2,120.3 EUR millionDenmark2,120.3Romania: 1,956.1 EUR millionRomania1,956.1Portugal: 1,942.5 EUR millionPortugal1,942.5Finland: 1,462.7 EUR millionFinland1,462.7Croatia: 853.4 EUR millionCroatia853.4Hungary: 843 EUR millionHungary843Slovakia: 700 EUR millionSlovakia700Ireland: 653.6 EUR millionIreland653.6Greece: 604.1 EUR millionGreece604.1Bulgaria: 557.4 EUR millionBulgaria557.4Slovenia: 497 EUR millionSlovenia497Lithuania: 407 EUR millionLithuania407Latvia: 226.2 EUR millionLatvia226.2Cyprus: 197.6 EUR millionCyprus197.6Estonia: 179.2 EUR millionEstonia179.2Luxembourg: 177.2 EUR millionLuxembourg177.2Malta: 105 EUR millionMalta105
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
EUR million		Change on 2022
1Germany33,445.8+0.7%
2Italy18,299.6+1.2%
3France15,088.5+6%
4Spain11,413.1+6.7%
5Poland5,952.6+3.8%
6Belgium4,266.8+5.8%
7Netherlands4,261.3-1.5%
8Austria2,710.4+0.8%
9Sweden2,444.2+1.5%
10Czechia2,393.8+11.6%
11Denmark2,120.3-6.9%
12Romania1,956.1+9.2%
13Portugal1,942.5+5.6%
14Finland1,462.7-1.8%
15Croatia853.4+2.4%
16Hungary843-1.9%
17Slovakia700+8.8%
18Ireland653.6-60.3%
19Greece604.1+0.9%
20Bulgaria557.4+26.2%
21Slovenia497+10.3%
22Lithuania407+9.4%
23Latvia226.2+4%
24Cyprus197.6+0.3%
25Estonia179.2+4%
26Luxembourg177.2-1.2%
27Malta105+28.3%

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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. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by value added in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by value added in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-water-waste/eu-countries?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by value added in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-water-waste/eu-countries?period=2023 (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 €33.45 billion in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with €105.04 million in 2023.

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, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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