Current Status of the World's District Heating Supply (2017)
Korea (17%)
Iceland (90%) [2015]
Sweden (50%)
Denmark (65%)
Finland (46%)
Germany (14%)
Poland (42%)
Bulgaria (16%)
Austria (14%)
Czech (40%)
France (5%)
※Source: Korea Energy Economics Institute (2020), Domestic and international group energy research and information exchange project in 2019
Fuels used for district heating in major countries
*CHP: Heat produced by CHP
**Environment-friendly fuel: New and renewable energy, heat from incineration, etc.
※Source: Korea Energy Economics Institute (2020), Domestic and international collective energy research and information exchange project in 2019
| CHP | Coal, oil | Natural gas | Eco-friendly fuel | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 73.7 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 0 |
| Finland | 68.7 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 22.6 | 0.8 |
| Germany | 88.9 | 0.8 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| Poland | 65.1 | 25.5 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| Sweden | 49.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 48.4 | 3.7 |
| Korea | 74.5 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 16.8 | 0 |