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The heating turnaround in Austria is only making slow progress.

  • Over 800,000 gas heating systems are installed in Austrian households, half of them in Vienna alone.
  • Tyrol has the most oil heating systems, with 28 per 100 households.
  • In addition to renovating houses, measures for the heating transition also include switching from fossil heating systems such as oil and gas to more environmentally friendly alternatives.
  • District heating is also still partly generated from the combustion of fossil fuels, and rapid decarbonization is required here.

Historical Heating Transition

The heating transition in Austria is progressing slowly.

Historical Heating Transition
Jahr Gas Oil Coal Wood Electric HeatPump Remote
2004871 997910 81559 781584 977252 419103 602591 688
2006890 693933 51443 070678 645237 08740 192670 221
2008898 197794 93435 818752 584222 98060 751789 629
2010905 651731 83523 821720 550274 028114 548840 023
2012891 351692 01415 842747 258258 811149 701914 201
2014901 569619 40811 521757 430219 984191 1511 044 488
2016927 589623 4988 509713 100223 904233 5751 110 630
2018913 451626 1097 641724 756210 648294 7601 112 734
2020945 258581 3940689 701230 390326 1841 187 313
2022893 040517 3780715 692231 895468 0291 214 298
2024843 691443 1420668 908258 086591 8741 329 799
Since 2006, the number of climate-damaging gas heating systems in Austria has remained constant at around 900,000, with Vienna holding the highest share. Within the same period, 400,000 fewer households are using oil for heating, and 400,000 households have switched to environmentally friendly heat pumps.

Statistik Austria, Mikrozensus Energieeinsatz der Haushalte

Regional Heating Transition

The challenges in the heating transition vary greatly by region.

Regional Heating Transition
Bundesland Gas Öl Kohle Holz Strom Wärmepumpe Fernwärme
Burgenland30 53815 030034 9516 90728 84516 539
Kärnten7 10944 441063 31217 93538 35689 554
Niederösterreich177 64659 8320188 08230 250152 690150 440
Oberösterreich93 05863 8810112 10731 801142 397223 656
Salzburg22 19035 971046 11126 21735 21086 253
Steiermark40 70687 1100125 91641 20369 062205 635
Tirol30 66289 446061 49923 41159 82178 696
Vorarlberg22 59532 346028 61625 57943 41225 449
Wien416 4229 75406 43054 78422 081453 577
Vienna has the highest proportion of households receiving their heat from gas heating and district heating, while Vorarlberg has held the highest proportion per 100 households of climate-friendly heat pumps since 2006.

Statistik Austria, Mikrozensus Energieeinsatz der Haushalte

Oil Heating Systems: Replacement per Day

Oil Heating Systems: Replacement per Day
Jahr Gas Öl
2004871 997910 815
2006890 693933 514
2008898 197794 934
2010905 651731 835
2012891 351692 014
2014901 569619 408
2016927 589623 498
2018913 451626 109
2020945 258581 394
2022893 040517 378
2024843 691443 142

On average, 119 oil heating systems need to be replaced per day for Austria to have all oil heating systems replaced by 2035 as intended by the government. In 2022, there were 521,306 oil heating systems installed in Austria.

Statistik Austria, Mikrozensus Energieeinsatz der Haushalte

Gas heaters: Replacement per day

Gas heaters: Replacement per day
Jahr Gas Öl
2004871 997910 815
2006890 693933 514
2008898 197794 934
2010905 651731 835
2012891 351692 014
2014901 569619 408
2016927 589623 498
2018913 451626 109
2020945 258581 394
2022893 040517 378
2024843 691443 142

On average, 141 gas heaters need to be replaced per day for Austria to have all gas heaters replaced by 2040 as intended by the government. In 2022, there were 878,319 gas heaters installed in Austria.

Statistik Austria, Mikrozensus Energieeinsatz der Haushalte

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