EU Invests €79 Billion In Environmental Protection As Companies Lead Spending

European Union member states invested €79 billion in environmental protection assets in 2025, according to Eurostat, reflecting continued spending on infrastructure aimed at reducing environmental impacts and managing natural resources.

The investment represented 0.4% of the EU’s gross domestic product and 1.9% of total investment across the economy.

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Wastewater Treatment Receives The Largest Share

Wastewater treatment attracted the largest share of environmental protection investment, accounting for 37.7% of total spending. Waste management followed with 27.3%, while air and climate protection projects represented 11.2%.

Companies Lead Environmental Investment

Businesses accounted for €49.6 billion, or 62.7%, of total environmental protection investment. Spending focused on specialised technologies and equipment designed to reduce the environmental impact of production processes.

These investments included equipment to reduce air emissions, the construction and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities, vehicles used for waste transport, and waste collection plants. Companies also invested in land for natural reserves and biodiversity protection.

Public Sector Provides The Remaining Investment

General government and non-profit institutions accounted for the remaining 37.3% of environmental protection investment.

Eurostat’s figures show that wastewater treatment, waste management and air and climate protection accounted for the largest share of environmental protection investment across the European Union in 2025.

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Only 1% Of Cyprus Farms Use Precision Farming Technologies

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

July 24, 2026

Cyprus remains one of the European Union’s least digitised agricultural economies, with just 1% of farms using precision farming technologies in 2023, according to Eurostat.

The findings come as the EU continues to encourage the adoption of digital tools aimed at improving agricultural productivity, efficiency and sustainability.

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Internet Access Expands, But Digital Uptake Lags

Internet access has improved across the bloc, although adoption remains uneven. Eurostat found that 43% of EU farms had internet access in 2023, with northern and central European countries leading the way.

Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Austria all reported internet access rates above 90%.

Greater connectivity, however, has not translated into widespread digital adoption. Farm management information systems, which help farmers manage day-to-day operations, were used by only about 11% of EU farms. France was a notable exception, with around 60% of farms using the technology.

Precision Farming Concentrated In Larger Operations

Robotics adoption also remained relatively limited, with only about 7% of EU farms using robotic technologies. Overall, around 18% of farms with utilised agricultural area employed at least one precision farming technology or practice in 2023.

These included robotics for plant protection, band spraying, variable-rate application, precision crop monitoring and soil analysis. Despite representing fewer than one in five farms, these holdings accounted for around 44% of the EU’s utilised agricultural area.

The figures suggest that precision farming remains concentrated among larger agricultural businesses, where investment in digital technologies is typically easier to support.

Cyprus Lags Behind EU Leaders

Luxembourg, Finland and Estonia recorded the highest shares of utilised agricultural area managed by farms using precision farming technologies, each exceeding 75%.

At the other end of the ranking, Cyprus recorded just 1%, while Greece and Romania reported between 10% and 15%. The results indicate that Cyprus remains at an early stage of digital adoption in agriculture, even as precision farming becomes more widespread across parts of the European Union.

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