Statistics Norway

Consumption of energy in households

8   Households, by main heating source. 2001, 2004 and 1993-1995 on average. Per cent
  1993-1995 on average 2001 2004
Total  100  100  100
Electric space heaters 58.3 59.8 53.8
Electric floor heating 6.2 9.1 8.2
Heat pump 0.0 0.0 2.7
Ambient-air heat pump     2.0
Geothermal or ground-source heat pump     0.7
Stove for oil/kerosene 3.7 5.4 4.2
Stove for solid fuels 17.4 17.3 20.6
Combined stove for oil and kerosene 3.4 1.3 1.9
District heating 0.6 0.8 0.8
Individual or common sentral heating, total1 9.5 6.0 7.6
Common central heating 4.0 4.4 ..
Central heating with oil 2.1 0.4 3.2
Central heating with el 1.1 0.9 1.7
Central heating with wood 0.4 0.1 0.0
Other combinations of central heating for several energy types 1.9 0.2 1.4
Unknown central heating - - 1.3
Other heating equipment 0.9 0.4 0.3
1  For 2004, individual and common central heating is reported together as "central heating", and common central heating is divided on type (el, oil, wood), where this information is given, In other cases its placed on "unknown" central heating. For other yers, its only individual central heating that is distributed on type.

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