More and more homes are heated without natural gas. In 2024, 11.2 percent of homes were natural gas-free, compared to 8.7 percent two years earlier. These homes mostly use heat pumps or district heating for heating. This means they are not dependent on a central heating boiler or block heating. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on new figures.
Besides natural gas-free homes, there are also more nearly natural gas-free homes, which, for example, use hybrid heat pumps and consume much less natural gas than homes with a traditional central heating boiler or block heating. In 2024, 3.7 percent of homes were such hybrid homes. In 2022, this was still 1.5 percent.

Newer homes more often natural gas-free

Especially homes built from 2015 onwards are natural gas-free or nearly natural gas-free. Since July 1, 2018, no building permits are issued for new buildings with a natural gas connection, so more and more homes will be natural gas-free.

In 2023, 36 percent of homes built from 2015 onwards are electrically heated. Mostly by a heat pump, but other heating forms are also possible, such as air conditioners and infrared panels. 33 percent are fully natural gas-free. 3 percent still use gas alongside an electric main heating source. About 20 percent are connected to district heating.

Mainly electrically heated with gas
With district heat