The share of RES in EU heating and cooling reached a record 26.7%

02/02/2026
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The use of renewable energy sources (RES) for heating and cooling in the EU continues to grow. Since monitoring began in 2004 (11.7%), this figure has more than doubled.

Biomass and heat pumps – driving growth in gross final consumption of renewable energy for heating and cooling in the EU!

Distribution by country

Among the EU countries in 2024, Sweden had the highest share of renewables in heating and cooling (67.8%), followed by Finland (62.6%) and Latvia (61.8%).

renewables-in-heating-cooling-2024 — Source: Eurostat, citing nrg_in_ren.

By contrast, the lowest shares were recorded in Ireland (7.9%), the Netherlands and Belgium (both 11.3%).

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