EU countries by renewable share of heating and cooling

Sweden had the highest renewable share of heating and cooling of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 62.6%. The Netherlands had the lowest, at 4.9%. The median was 22.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 19.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest62.6Sweden
Lowest4.9Netherlands
Median22.227 EU countries
European Union (27)19.9History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 33.4 %Belgium: 7.8 %Bulgaria: 28.5 %Cyprus: 22.2 %Czechia: 19.5 %Germany: 13.4 %Denmark: 38 %Estonia: 44.9 %Spain: 15.6 %Finland: 52 %France: 18 %Greece: 27.9 %Croatia: 36.2 %Hungary: 21.3 %Ireland: 6.3 %Italy: 18.9 %Lithuania: 40.6 %Luxembourg: 7.1 %Latvia: 52.2 %Malta: 15 %Netherlands: 4.9 %Poland: 14.2 %Portugal: 40.5 %Romania: 26.7 %Sweden: 62.6 %Slovenia: 34.6 %Slovakia: 8.9 %
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%, 2014. Source: Eurostat, Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

Sweden: 62.6 %Sweden62.6Latvia: 52.2 %Latvia52.2Finland: 52 %Finland52Estonia: 44.9 %Estonia44.9Lithuania: 40.6 %Lithuania40.6Portugal: 40.5 %Portugal40.5Denmark: 38 %Denmark38Croatia: 36.2 %Croatia36.2Slovenia: 34.6 %Slovenia34.6Austria: 33.4 %Austria33.4Bulgaria: 28.5 %Bulgaria28.5Greece: 27.9 %Greece27.9Romania: 26.7 %Romania26.7Cyprus: 22.2 %Cyprus22.2Hungary: 21.3 %Hungary21.3Czechia: 19.5 %Czechia19.5Italy: 18.9 %Italy18.9France: 18 %France18Spain: 15.6 %Spain15.6Malta: 15 %Malta15Poland: 14.2 %Poland14.2Germany: 13.4 %Germany13.4Slovakia: 8.9 %Slovakia8.9Belgium: 7.8 %Belgium7.8Luxembourg: 7.1 %Luxembourg7.1Ireland: 6.3 %Ireland6.3Netherlands: 4.9 %Netherlands4.9Sweden: 62.6 %Sweden62.6Latvia: 52.2 %Latvia52.2Finland: 52 %Finland52Estonia: 44.9 %Estonia44.9Lithuania: 40.6 %Lithuania40.6Portugal: 40.5 %Portugal40.5Denmark: 38 %Denmark38Croatia: 36.2 %Croatia36.2Slovenia: 34.6 %Slovenia34.6Austria: 33.4 %Austria33.4Bulgaria: 28.5 %Bulgaria28.5Greece: 27.9 %Greece27.9Romania: 26.7 %Romania26.7Cyprus: 22.2 %Cyprus22.2Hungary: 21.3 %Hungary21.3Czechia: 19.5 %Czechia19.5Italy: 18.9 %Italy18.9France: 18 %France18Spain: 15.6 %Spain15.6Malta: 15 %Malta15Poland: 14.2 %Poland14.2Germany: 13.4 %Germany13.4Slovakia: 8.9 %Slovakia8.9Belgium: 7.8 %Belgium7.8Luxembourg: 7.1 %Luxembourg7.1Ireland: 6.3 %Ireland6.3Netherlands: 4.9 %Netherlands4.9
%. Source: Eurostat, Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Sweden62.6+0.9 pts
2Latvia52.2+2.5 pts
3Finland52+1.2 pts
4Estonia44.9+1.8 pts
5Lithuania40.6+3.8 pts
6Portugal40.5+5.8 pts
7Denmark38+3.3 pts
8Croatia36.2-1.1 pts
9Slovenia34.6-0.5 pts
10Austria33.4+0.2 pts
11Bulgaria28.5-0.7 pts
12Greece27.9+0.5 pts
13Romania26.7+0.5 pts
14Cyprus22.2-0.4 pts
15Hungary21.3-2.4 pts
16Czechia19.5+1.8 pts
17Italy18.9+0.8 pts
18France18+0.4 pts
19Spain15.6+1.6 pts
20Malta15-0.4 pts
21Poland14.2-0 pts
22Germany13.40 pts
23Slovakia8.9+1 pts
24Belgium7.8+0.1 pts
25Luxembourg7.1+1.7 pts
26Ireland6.3+1.1 pts
27Netherlands4.9+0.9 pts

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About this ranking

Renewable energy used for heating and cooling, including biomass, solar heat and ambient heat captured by heat pumps, as a percentage of gross final energy consumption for heating and cooling.

Calculated under the Renewable Energy Directive (Eurostat SHARES tool), which normalises hydro and wind output and counts some biofuels and renewable electricity in transport more than once. Not comparable with renewable shares published by the IEA or the US EIA.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_ren/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren) (EU countries by renewable share of heating and cooling, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_ren/default/table

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Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren), EU countries by renewable share of heating and cooling, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 15 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_ren/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/renewable-heating-cooling-share/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren). EU countries by renewable share of heating and cooling, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_ren/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/renewable-heating-cooling-share/eu-countries?period=2014.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren), EU countries by renewable share of heating and cooling, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_ren/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/renewable-heating-cooling-share/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest renewable share of heating and cooling?

Sweden, with 62.6% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest renewable share of heating and cooling?

The Netherlands, with 4.9% in 2014.

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