In 2021, 58% of buildings were heated by fossil fuels
Neuchâtel, 06.10.2022 - In 2021, there were 1.77 million residential buildings and 4.69 million dwellings in Switzerland. 58% of buildings were heated by fossil fuels (heating oil and gas) and 17% were equipped with heat pumps. The share of the latter has quadrupled since 2000. In terms of the population, one person in four had gas heating. These are some of the findings from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on the topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
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Info GWS, FSO, Population section, tel.: +41 58 467 25 25, email: info.gws@bfs.admin.ch
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Federal Statistical Office
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Federal Housing Office
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