HEATING SYSTEMS

How are homes heated in Germany?

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

EUROSTAT · EU-SILC · CENSUS 2021
2023 · ILC_LVHE01

Heating-system breakdown

Central heating64.3 %
District heating13.7 %
Individual heating19.5 %
No fixed heating0.2 %
No heating0.1 %

Energy sources outside district heating

Electricity5.0 %
Gas59.4 %
Oil / coal23.3 %
Wood logs1.6 %
Renewables / biomass7.3 %
Other0.1 %

District-heating energy sources

Electricity6.7 %
Gas58.9 %
Oil / coal6.5 %
Wood logs0.5 %
Renewables / biomass7.4 %
Other3.7 %
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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