HEATING SYSTEMS

How are homes heated in Bulgaria?

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

EUROSTAT · EU-SILC · CENSUS 2021
2023 · ILC_LVHE01

Heating-system breakdown

Central heating31.7 %
District heating17.4 %
Individual heating48.6 %
No fixed heating2.2 %
No heating0.1 %

Energy sources outside district heating

Electricity42.4 %
Gas2.6 %
Oil / coal1.2 %
Wood logs47.0 %
Renewables / biomass5.9 %
Other0.9 %

District-heating energy sources

Electricity13.8 %
Gas37.2 %
Oil / coal6.2 %
Wood logs2.4 %
Renewables / biomass1.7 %
Other18.1 %
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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