Statistics Norway

Energy usage in households

7 Households with different kinds of heating equipment. 2001, 2004 and 2006. Per cent
  2001 2004 2006 2009
  I alt I alt I alt I alt Våningshus Enebolig Rekkehus mv Blokk
Electric space heaters or electric floor heating 97 97 98 94.8 93 97 93 92
Stove for oil/kerosene 15 11 16 5.0 4 7 7 0
Stove for solid fuels/open fire place 69 65 69 67.3 96 88 64 26
Stove for pellets .. .. 0.3 0.7 0 1 1 0
Open fire place .. .. 13 9.5 14 14 6 4
Closed stove for fuel wood .. .. 67 64.6 94 84 62 24
Combined stove for fuel wood and oil 10 8 7 10.5 19 12 14 3
Stove for oil/kerosene and/or combined stove for fuel wood and oil1 20 17 19 13.7 20 16 19 3
Stove for solid fuel/open fire place and/ or combined stove for fuel wood and oil1 72 68 70 71.9  100 92 73 27
Open fire place + other heating equipment, but not closed stove for fuel wood .. .. 2 2.7 2 4 2 2
Common or individual central heating total, excl. district heating 7 9 9 8.0 8 6 4 15
Common central heating, except district heating 5   4 4.2 0 0 2 15
Individual central heating 2   5 3.9 8 6 2 0
District heating 1 1 1 2.0 0 0 2 6
Heat pump total .. 4 8 18.5 17 33 8 2
Ambient-air heat pump .. 3 7 16.8 12 31 8 1
Geothermal or ground-source heat pump 0.1 0.8 1 1.8 4 2 1 1
Heat recovery     5 7.3 3 8 9 7
Gas stove     2 2.5 0 3 3 3
Other 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
1  Some households have combined stove for oil and wood in addition to stove for only fuel wood or oil. These are added up here in order to better illustrate the share of households who in reality can use oil or fuel wood.

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