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Europe cold storage by country:ranked by sites tracked.
As of 20 October 2026, United Kingdom has the most cold storage sites tracked in Europe (18, 20% of 91), then Netherlands (17) and France (15). Ranked by sites tracked, not by building area.
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- Ranked by sites tracked, not by building area. A site counts once, under the name its source gives. Another ranking may use capacity or area and order the same names differently.
- Operating is a site that is open. Planned is a site that is not open yet: announced, planned or under construction. The two are shown in separate columns and are never added together.
- Counts are sites recorded, not a census of the cold storage market in Europe, and they grow as coverage grows. Building area is reported for only some sites, so a blank means not reported, not zero.
| Rank | Countrie | Sites tracked | Share of sites tracked | Building area operating | Building area planned | Sites with a figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 18 | 20% | 565,015 sqm | not reported | 18 of 18 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 17 | 19% | 610,783 sqm | not reported | 17 of 17 |
| 3 | France | 15 | 16% | 293,461 sqm | 87,000 sqm | 15 of 15 |
| 4 | Italy | 7 | 8% | 179,261 sqm | not reported | 7 of 7 |
| 5 | Poland | 7 | 8% | 168,155 sqm | not reported | 7 of 7 |
| 6 | Germany | 6 | 7% | 163,778 sqm | not reported | 6 of 6 |
| 7 | Spain | 5 | 5% | 163,248 sqm | not reported | 5 of 5 |
| 8 | Belgium | 3 | 3% | 88,258 sqm | not reported | 3 of 3 |
| 9 | Denmark | 3 | 3% | 166,942 sqm | not reported | 3 of 3 |
| 10 | Portugal | 3 | 3% | 63,500 sqm | not reported | 3 of 3 |
| 11 | Ireland | 2 | 2% | 43,500 sqm | not reported | 2 of 2 |
| 12 | Austria | 1 | 1% | 28,500 sqm | not reported | 1 of 1 |
| 13 | Norway | 1 | 1% | 27,871 sqm | not reported | 1 of 1 |
| 14 | Sweden | 1 | 1% | 55,742 sqm | not reported | 1 of 1 |
| 15 | Switzerland | 1 | 1% | 21,000 sqm | not reported | 1 of 1 |
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How this data is built
Real Assets reads company pages, filings, news and listings, and records figures with a link to the page that published them.
Counts are sites Real Assets has recorded, not a full census, and grow as coverage grows. Sites are listed with the operator as published (the owner for industrial parks). Data updated 20 October 2026.
Questions
How are Europe cold storage countries ranked?
By sites tracked: the number of cold storage sites Real Assets has recorded in each country. It is not a ranking by building area. Operating is a site that is open. Planned is a site that is not open yet: announced, planned or under construction. They are shown in separate columns and never added together.
Does this list cover every country in Europe?
No. It shows the 15 countries with the most sites tracked. Counts are sites Real Assets has recorded, not a census of the cold storage market in Europe. Building area is reported for some sites only: the last column says for how many, and a blank means not reported, not zero.
What do operating and planned mean?
Operating is a site that is open. Planned is a site that is not open yet: announced, planned or under construction. They are shown in separate columns and never added together.