HEATING SYSTEMS

How are homes heated in Austria?

Central, district and individual heating plus the energy sources used.

EUROSTAT · EU-SILC · CENSUS 2021
2023 · ILC_LVHE01

Heating-system breakdown

Central heating56.0 %
District heating26.4 %
Individual heating17.0 %
No fixed heating0.0 %
No heating0.7 %

Energy sources outside district heating

Electricity14.0 %
Gas33.0 %
Oil / coal14.8 %
Wood logs28.3 %
Renewables / biomass8.5 %
Other1.5 %

District-heating energy sources

Electricity15.3 %
Gas5.3 %
Oil / coal1.1 %
Wood logs4.1 %
Renewables / biomass7.0 %
Other67.3 %
EUROSTAT · HEATING

Key reading note

Reference years differ by source: heating systems are measured in 2023, several housing-condition indicators in 2025, and housing-stock structure in Census 2021. Percentages from different blocks should therefore not be added together.

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