HEATING SYSTEMS

How are homes heated in Sweden?

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

EUROSTAT · EU-SILC · CENSUS 2021
2023 · ILC_LVHE01

Heating-system breakdown

Central heating1.4 %
District heating59.5 %
Individual heating35.7 %
No fixed heating0.3 %
No heating0.1 %

Energy sources outside district heating

Electricity41.1 %
Gas0.6 %
Oil / coal0.5 %
Wood logs9.3 %
Renewables / biomass35.8 %
Other3.6 %

District-heating energy sources

Electricity0.0 %
Gas0.0 %
Oil / coal0.0 %
Wood logs0.0 %
Renewables / biomass100.0 %
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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