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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 2021, at 68.5%. Ireland had the lowest, at 5.4%. The median was 29.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 23%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest68.5Sweden
Lowest5.4Ireland
Median29.927 EU countries
European Union (27)23History

All EU countries, 2021

Sweden: 68.5 %Sweden68.5Estonia: 61.3 %Estonia61.3Latvia: 57.4 %Latvia57.4Finland: 52.1 %Finland52.1Denmark: 51.6 %Denmark51.6Lithuania: 48.6 %Lithuania48.6Portugal: 42.7 %Portugal42.7Cyprus: 42.6 %Cyprus42.6Croatia: 38 %Croatia38Slovenia: 35.2 %Slovenia35.2Austria: 33.1 %Austria33.1Malta: 32.6 %Malta32.6Greece: 31.1 %Greece31.1Bulgaria: 29.9 %Bulgaria29.9France: 24.8 %France24.8Romania: 24.6 %Romania24.6Czechia: 24.3 %Czechia24.3Poland: 21 %Poland21Slovakia: 19.5 %Slovakia19.5Italy: 19.4 %Italy19.4Hungary: 17.9 %Hungary17.9Spain: 17 %Spain17Germany: 15.5 %Germany15.5Luxembourg: 12.8 %Luxembourg12.8Belgium: 9.2 %Belgium9.2Netherlands: 8.1 %Netherlands8.1Ireland: 5.4 %Ireland5.4
%. Source: Eurostat, Renewable energy share, heating and cooling (nrg_ind_ren). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Sweden68.5+2.1 pts
2Estonia61.3+2.5 pts
3Latvia57.4+0.3 pts
4Finland52.1-5.5 pts
5Denmark51.6+0.5 pts
6Lithuania48.6-1.7 pts
7Portugal42.7+1.1 pts
8Cyprus42.6+5.5 pts
9Croatia38+1.1 pts
10Slovenia35.2+3.1 pts
11Austria33.1-1.9 pts
12Malta32.6+9.6 pts
13Greece31.1-0.9 pts
14Bulgaria29.9-7.3 pts
15France24.8+1.4 pts
16Romania24.6-0.8 pts
17Czechia24.3+0.8 pts
18Poland21-1.2 pts
19Slovakia19.5+0.1 pts
20Italy19.4-0.6 pts
21Hungary17.9+0.2 pts
22Spain17-1 pts
23Germany15.5+1.1 pts
24Luxembourg12.8+0.2 pts
25Belgium9.2+0.8 pts
26Netherlands8.10 pts
27Ireland5.4-0.8 pts

Other periods

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sweden, with 68.5% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ireland, with 5.4% in 2021.

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