HEATING SYSTEMS

How are homes heated in Portugal?

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

EUROSTAT · EU-SILC · CENSUS 2021
2023 · ILC_LVHE01

Heating-system breakdown

Central heating13.5 %
District heating2.3 %
Individual heating33.5 %
No fixed heating23.5 %
No heating26.9 %

Energy sources outside district heating

Electricity48.4 %
Gas8.3 %
Oil / coal2.2 %
Wood logs37.2 %
Renewables / biomass3.6 %
Other0.0 %

District-heating energy sources

Electricity21.9 %
Gas22.3 %
Oil / coal19.7 %
Wood logs27.5 %
Renewables / biomass8.6 %
Other0.0 %
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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