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
32nd
of 47 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 32nd of 47 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.

Inability to keep home adequately warm in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Inability to keep home adequately warm in Belgium, 2003 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2003 6.0% —
2004 6.4% +6.7%
2005 14.1% +120.3%
2006 14.5% +2.8%
2007 14.6% +0.7%
2008 6.4% -56.2%
2009 5.1% -20.3%
2010 5.6% +9.8%
2011 7.1% +26.8%
2012 6.6% -7.0%
2013 5.8% -12.1%
2014 5.4% -6.9%
2015 5.2% -3.7%
2016 4.8% -7.7%
2017 5.8% +20.8%
2018 5.2% -10.3%
2019 3.9% -25.0%
2020 4.2% +7.7%
2021 3.5% -16.7%
2022 5.0% +42.9%
2023 6.0% +20.0%
2024 4.8% -20.0%
2025 4.2% -12.5%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 4.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 76% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 4.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Inability to keep home adequately warm in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +120.3% 6.4% 14.1%

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. 30 Latvia 4.3% compare
  2. 30 Latvia 4.3% compare
  3. 32 Croatia 4.2% compare
  4. 32 Croatia 4.2% compare
  5. 35 Czechia 4.1% compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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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 32nd out of 47 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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Indicator
Inability to keep home adequately warm
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 999 data points, 2003–2025
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