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EU countries by renewable share of heating and cooling

Sweden had the highest renewable share of heating and cooling of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 66.4%. Ireland had the lowest, at 6.3%. The median was 25.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 23%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest66.4Sweden
Lowest6.3Ireland
Median25.327 EU countries
European Union (27)23History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 35 %Belgium: 8.4 %Bulgaria: 37.2 %Cyprus: 37.1 %Czechia: 23.5 %Germany: 14.5 %Denmark: 51.1 %Estonia: 58.8 %Spain: 18 %Finland: 57.6 %France: 23.4 %Greece: 31.9 %Croatia: 36.9 %Hungary: 17.7 %Ireland: 6.3 %Italy: 19.9 %Lithuania: 50.4 %Luxembourg: 12.6 %Latvia: 57.1 %Malta: 23 %Netherlands: 8.1 %Poland: 22.1 %Portugal: 41.5 %Romania: 25.3 %Sweden: 66.4 %Slovenia: 32.1 %Slovakia: 19.4 %
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%, 2020. Source: Eurostat, Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2020

Sweden: 66.4 %Sweden66.4Estonia: 58.8 %Estonia58.8Finland: 57.6 %Finland57.6Latvia: 57.1 %Latvia57.1Denmark: 51.1 %Denmark51.1Lithuania: 50.4 %Lithuania50.4Portugal: 41.5 %Portugal41.5Bulgaria: 37.2 %Bulgaria37.2Cyprus: 37.1 %Cyprus37.1Croatia: 36.9 %Croatia36.9Austria: 35 %Austria35Slovenia: 32.1 %Slovenia32.1Greece: 31.9 %Greece31.9Romania: 25.3 %Romania25.3Czechia: 23.5 %Czechia23.5France: 23.4 %France23.4Malta: 23 %Malta23Poland: 22.1 %Poland22.1Italy: 19.9 %Italy19.9Slovakia: 19.4 %Slovakia19.4Spain: 18 %Spain18Hungary: 17.7 %Hungary17.7Germany: 14.5 %Germany14.5Luxembourg: 12.6 %Luxembourg12.6Belgium: 8.4 %Belgium8.4Netherlands: 8.1 %Netherlands8.1Ireland: 6.3 %Ireland6.3Sweden: 66.4 %Sweden66.4Estonia: 58.8 %Estonia58.8Finland: 57.6 %Finland57.6Latvia: 57.1 %Latvia57.1Denmark: 51.1 %Denmark51.1Lithuania: 50.4 %Lithuania50.4Portugal: 41.5 %Portugal41.5Bulgaria: 37.2 %Bulgaria37.2Cyprus: 37.1 %Cyprus37.1Croatia: 36.9 %Croatia36.9Austria: 35 %Austria35Slovenia: 32.1 %Slovenia32.1Greece: 31.9 %Greece31.9Romania: 25.3 %Romania25.3Czechia: 23.5 %Czechia23.5France: 23.4 %France23.4Malta: 23 %Malta23Poland: 22.1 %Poland22.1Italy: 19.9 %Italy19.9Slovakia: 19.4 %Slovakia19.4Spain: 18 %Spain18Hungary: 17.7 %Hungary17.7Germany: 14.5 %Germany14.5Luxembourg: 12.6 %Luxembourg12.6Belgium: 8.4 %Belgium8.4Netherlands: 8.1 %Netherlands8.1Ireland: 6.3 %Ireland6.3
%. Source: Eurostat, Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Sweden66.4+2 pts
2Estonia58.8+6.6 pts
3Finland57.6+0.7 pts
4Latvia57.1-0.7 pts
5Denmark51.1+3.8 pts
6Lithuania50.4+3 pts
7Portugal41.5-0.1 pts
8Bulgaria37.2+1.8 pts
9Cyprus37.1+2.1 pts
10Croatia36.9+0.1 pts
11Austria35+1.1 pts
12Slovenia32.10 pts
13Greece31.9+1.9 pts
14Romania25.3-0.4 pts
15Czechia23.5+0.9 pts
16France23.4+1 pts
17Malta23-0.6 pts
18Poland22.1+0.1 pts
19Italy19.9+0.3 pts
20Slovakia19.4-0.3 pts
21Spain18+0.8 pts
22Hungary17.7-0.4 pts
23Germany14.5-0 pts
24Luxembourg12.6+3.9 pts
25Belgium8.4+0.1 pts
26Netherlands8.1+0.8 pts
27Ireland6.3-0.1 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.

How to cite

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren). EU countries by renewable share of heating and cooling, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sweden, with 66.4% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ireland, with 6.3% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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