HEATING SYSTEMS

How are homes heated in Ireland?

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

EUROSTAT · EU-SILC · CENSUS 2021
2023 · ILC_LVHE01

Heating-system breakdown

Central heating91.2 %
District heating0.6 %
Individual heating7.1 %
No fixed heating0.7 %
No heating0.4 %

Energy sources outside district heating

Electricity11.0 %
Gas38.0 %
Oil / coal43.8 %
Wood logs3.4 %
Renewables / biomass1.6 %
Other2.2 %

District-heating energy sources

Electricity6.8 %
Gas25.0 %
Oil / coal1.1 %
Wood logs0.0 %
Renewables / biomass64.3 %
Other2.8 %
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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