HEATING SYSTEMS

How are homes heated in Latvia?

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

EUROSTAT · EU-SILC · CENSUS 2021
2023 · ILC_LVHE01

Heating-system breakdown

Central heating6.3 %
District heating50.8 %
Individual heating42.5 %
No fixed heating0.3 %
No heating0.0 %

Energy sources outside district heating

Electricity4.2 %
Gas17.0 %
Oil / coal0.5 %
Wood logs61.2 %
Renewables / biomass14.8 %
Other1.6 %

District-heating energy sources

Electricity1.8 %
Gas34.4 %
Oil / coal0.0 %
Wood logs1.9 %
Renewables / biomass15.9 %
Other5.7 %
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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