HEATING SYSTEMS

How are homes heated in Italy?

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

EUROSTAT · EU-SILC · CENSUS 2021
2023 · ILC_LVHE01

Heating-system breakdown

Central heating15.3 %
District heating2.3 %
Individual heating76.5 %
No fixed heating3.8 %
No heating1.5 %

Energy sources outside district heating

Electricity5.1 %
Gas83.3 %
Oil / coal0.5 %
Wood logs4.6 %
Renewables / biomass5.3 %
Other0.5 %

District-heating energy sources

Electricity15.7 %
Gas57.8 %
Oil / coal0.5 %
Wood logs1.1 %
Renewables / biomass19.4 %
Other3.8 %
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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