Heating: electrification and energy mix

Residential · 255.6 TWh · 65.3% of the sector's end uses

Energy mix and electrification rate of the “Heating” end-use within the Residential sector, in France.

2024 vintage (SDES/CEREN), a separate source from the Eurostat sector total shown above. The shares below relate to the total of end uses detailed by SDES, 391.6 TWh, not to the sector total; see Methodology.

End-use breakdown: 2024 vintage for Residential, the same as the total.

Volume unit:

TWhMtoe

Final energy consumption

255.6 TWh

Share of the sector's end uses

65.3%

Electrification

17.6%

Energy types

Energy mix

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Energy mix - Heating: Thermal renewables 33.7%, Natural gas 31.8%, Electricity 17.6%, Petroleum products 11.5%, Heat networks 5%, Other 0.4%.
Energy type	Consumption (TWh)	% of mix
Thermal renewables	86.3	33.7
Natural gas	81.3	31.8
Electricity	45	17.6
Petroleum products	29.3	11.5
Heat networks	12.7	5
Other	1.1	0.4

Breakdown by energy type

Thermal renewables33.7%

86.3 TWh

Natural gas31.8%

81.3 TWh

Electricity17.6%

45 TWh

Petroleum products11.5%

29.3 TWh

Heat networks5%

12.7 TWh

Other0.4%

1.1 TWh

Source: SDES - Energy balance of France, and CEREN for the breakdown by end use. End-use breakdown, France, 2024 vintage. License: Open Licence / Etalab 2.0.

Electrification rate comparison

Sub-sector vs sector vs national average

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Electrification rate: Heating 17.6%, Residential sector 35.4%, national average 26.6%.
Scope	Electrification rate
Heating	17.6%
Sector Residential	35.4%
National	26.6%

Source: SDES - Energy balance of France, and CEREN for the breakdown by end use for Heating; Eurostat (nrg_bal_c) for the sector and the national average. Two distinct vintages, see the note above.