HEATING SYSTEMS

How are homes heated in Belgium?

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

EUROSTAT · EU-SILC · CENSUS 2021
2023 · ILC_LVHE01

Heating-system breakdown

Central heating60.2 %
District heating0.5 %
Individual heating38.5 %
No fixed heating0.7 %
No heating0.0 %

Energy sources outside district heating

Electricity6.0 %
Gas64.4 %
Oil / coal20.7 %
Wood logs2.2 %
Renewables / biomass6.2 %
Other0.4 %

District-heating energy sources

Electricity0.0 %
Gas47.2 %
Oil / coal3.1 %
Wood logs0.0 %
Renewables / biomass42.6 %
Other7.0 %
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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