Microproduct Data GuideIntermediate

Eurostat GISCO NUTS 2024 Geometry

Official 2024 NUTS regional polygons from Eurostat GISCO for mapping statistical regions to geographic destinations under noncommercial terms.

Start the Guide Open Official Source
Report a Problem

At a Glance

Difficulty
Intermediate — some data preparation helps
Size
Small · 0.001–0.1 GB
Formats
GeoJSON, Shapefile
Access
Download
API Key
Not Required
Provider
Eurostat GISCO
Updates
Occasional
Last Verified
Sep 28, 2026
Source Type
Intergovernmental Source
Data Terms
Noncommercial use only, with GISCO and EuroGeographics boundary attribution.
  • Python Syntax Checked

From Source to Product Signal

Test a Product Idea in Four Steps

GISCO publishes versioned NUTS polygons, including the 2024 reference year. The downloadable boundary data are licensed for noncommercial use only and require GISCO and EuroGeographics attribution. Start with level-two region identifiers from the 20M GeoJSON; polygons do not prove warning coverage.

1

Check the Setup

  • Python 3.10 or newer
  • An internet connection
  • The requests Python package
2

Access the Data

  1. 1.Read the GISCO NUTS download rules and noncommercial licence conditions.
  2. 2.Download the 2024 NUTS regional GeoJSON at 20M scale.
  3. 3.Filter to level-two regions before intersecting destinations.
Open Official Source
3

Run the Python Example

Install the packages, then run the notebook cell.

python -m pip install requests

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/distribution/v2/nuts/geojson/"
    "NUTS_RG_20M_2024_4326.geojson", timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
regions = [
    item["properties"]["NUTS_ID"] for item in response.json()["features"]
    if item["properties"]["LEVL_CODE"] == 2
]
print(regions[:5], len(regions))
4

Test a Useful Signal

Check Level-Two Regional Identifiers

Evaluate noncommercial regional matching for a destination map.

  1. 01Keep the NUTS reference year, region ID, scale, and download date.
  2. 02Check one destination against the relevant level-two polygon.
  3. 03Add the required boundary attribution and avoid treating regions as warning footprints.

Related Datasets

Dataset Details

Eurostat GISCO is an intergovernmental source. Last verified 2026-09-28. Temporal coverage: 2024 NUTS reference geometry.

Geography

Europe

Provider

Eurostat GISCO

Data Terms

Noncommercial use only, with GISCO and EuroGeographics boundary attribution.

Send Feedback