Statistics Netherlands
Summary
An increasing number of homes in the Netherlands are heated without the use of natural gas. In 2024, 11.2 percent of homes were fully gas-free, up from 8.7 percent in 2022. These homes are usually heated using a heat pump or are connected to a collective district heating system. This means they do not require a gas-fired boiler. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of newly released figures.
In 2023, 36 percent of homes built since 2015 are electrically heated. This is usually by means of a heat pump, but other forms of heating are also possible, such as air conditioning and infrared panels. 33 percent of these are completely gas-free. 3 percent still use gas in addition to a main heating source that runs on electricity. Around 20 percent are connected to a collective district heating system.
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