Inability to keep home adequately warm in Belgium

Belgium: Inability to keep home adequately warm was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
4.2%
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
27th
of 38 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 2007
All-time low
3.5%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Inability to keep home adequately warm in Belgium, 2003–2025

2.557.51012.5152003201420252003: 6 Percentage2004: 6.4 Percentage2005: 14.1 Percentage2006: 14.5 Percentage2007: 14.6 Percentage2008: 6.4 Percentage2009: 5.1 Percentage2010: 5.6 Percentage2011: 7.1 Percentage2012: 6.6 Percentage2013: 5.8 Percentage2014: 5.4 Percentage2015: 5.2 Percentage2016: 4.8 Percentage2017: 5.8 Percentage2018: 5.2 Percentage2019: 3.9 Percentage2020: 4.2 Percentage2021: 3.5 Percentage2022: 5 Percentage2023: 6 Percentage2024: 4.8 Percentage2025: 4.2 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, inability to keep home adequately warm in Belgium stood at 4.2%.

That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inability to keep home adequately warm in Belgium peaked at 14.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2021.

Belgium ranks 27th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.6% 5.1% 14.6% 7
2010s 5.5% 3.9% 7.1% 10
2020s 4.6% 3.5% 6.0% 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 24 Denmark 4.5% compare
  2. 24 Ireland 4.5% compare
  3. 26 Latvia 4.3% compare
  4. 27 Croatia 4.2% compare
  5. 29 Czechia 4.1% compare
  6. 30 Austria 4.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inability to keep home adequately warm in Belgium?
Inability to keep home adequately warm in Belgium was 4.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest inability to keep home adequately warm recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2007.
What is the lowest inability to keep home adequately warm recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2021.
How does Belgium rank for inability to keep home adequately warm?
Belgium ranks 27th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
Is inability to keep home adequately warm rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to keep home adequately warm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Inability to keep home adequately warm
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 820 data points, 2003–2025
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