Statistics Norway

Energy usage in households

11 Households, by main heating source1. 2001, 2004, 2009 and 1993-1995 on average. Per cent
  1993-1995 on average 2001 2004 2009
Total  100.0  100.1  100.0  100.0
Electric space heaters 58.3 59.8 53.8 47.7
Electric floor heating 6.2 9.1 8.2 7.3
         
Heat pump, total 0.0 0.0 2.7 14.8
Ambient-air heat pump 0.0 0.0 2.0 13.5
Geothermal or ground-source heat pump 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3
Stove for oil/kerosene 3.7 5.4 4.2 1.2
Stove for solid fuels 17.4 17.3 20.6 17.5
Combined stove for oil and kerosene 3.4 1.3 1.9 2.0
Stove for pellets .. .. .. 0.4
Gas stove .. .. .. 0.7
Ventilasjon med varmegjenvinning .. .. .. 0.6
District heating 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.0
         
Individual or common sentral heating, total except district heating2 9.5 6.0 7.6 6.0
Common central heating, without district heating 4.0 4.4 .. 3.5
Egen sentralfyr 5.5 1.6 .. 2.5
Central heating with oil 2.1 0.4 3.2 2.6
Central heating with el 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.0
Central heating with wood 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1
Central heating with heat pump or gas .. .. .. 0.5
Other combinations of central heating for several energy types 1.9 0.2 1.4 1.4
Unknown central heating - - 1.3 0.5
Other heating equipment3 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.1
1  We do not have information about main heating source in 2006.
2  For 1993-1995 and 2001, its only individual central heating that is distributed on type (oil, el. etc.). 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 2009, individual and common central heating is reported separately but the division on type (oil, electricity etc.) refers to both common and individual central heating.
3  For 2009, this is open stove for fuel wood.

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