HEATING SYSTEMS

How are homes heated in Spain?

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

EUROSTAT · EU-SILC · CENSUS 2021
2023 · ILC_LVHE01

Heating-system breakdown

Central heating8.7 %
District heating0.8 %
Individual heating56.4 %
No fixed heating17.1 %
No heating16.4 %

Energy sources outside district heating

Electricity37.8 %
Gas42.3 %
Oil / coal11.2 %
Wood logs4.7 %
Renewables / biomass2.8 %
Other0.4 %

District-heating energy sources

Electricity9.6 %
Gas82.4 %
Oil / coal2.7 %
Wood logs0.9 %
Renewables / biomass4.1 %
Other0.3 %
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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