{"id":1934887,"date":"2026-05-13T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1934887"},"modified":"2026-05-13T05:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:00:14","slug":"heat-pump-sales-soar-in-germany-as-gas-boiler-sales-drop-how-does-the-rest-of-europe-compare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1934887","title":{"rendered":"Heat pump sales soar in Germany as gas boiler sales drop. How does the rest of Europe compare?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/52\/77\/1200x675_cmsv2_7ccc8dff-3836-5e7f-9fd3-6408f46105b3-9755277.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2893717-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2893717\" data-cid=\"9758679\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2893717-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/86\/79\/189x106_cmsv2_702da733-b7f2-5d72-af7f-5c8da6de0236-9758679.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Houses in Germany would be permitted to keep gas boilers under the new proposal.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Earth News<\/p>\n<div 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class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Heat pump sales soar in Germany as gas boiler sales drop. How does the rest of Europe compare?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/52\/77\/1536x864_cmsv2_7ccc8dff-3836-5e7f-9fd3-6408f46105b3-9755277.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"An air-to-water heat pump system is installed at a suburb new housing estate in Marl, Germany, Tuesday, April 4, 2023.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              An air-to-water heat pump system is installed at a suburb new housing estate in Marl, Germany, Tuesday, April 4, 2023.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. 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loading=\"lazy\"><span>Threads<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-threads.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"threads\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        More than 28 million heat pumps have been installed across Europe, outselling traditional gas boilers in many nations.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--earth js-article-content\">\n<p>Europeans are ditching traditional gas boilers for heat pumps, helping reduce their dependence on volatile oil and gas prices.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The uptake of heat pumps \u2013 which transfers heat from outside air, ground or water into a home rather than generating it \u2013 had been slowing in recent years. In 2022, 2.8 million units were installed in the EU, but this dropped to 2.7 million in 2023 and 2.11 million in 2024. However, thanks to a combination of falling installation costs and subsidy schemes, the green technology has been cast back into the limelight.<\/p>\n<p>According to preliminary data from the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA), heat pump sales grew by 10.3 per cent across 16 European countries on average in 2025. 2.62 million residential units were sold during this period, bringing the total to 28 million across the continent.<\/p>\n<h2>Heat pumps in Europe \u2013 ranked<\/h2>\n<p>Scandinavia remains the biggest market, in terms of sales compared to the population size \u2013 with more than 30 heat pumps sold per 1,000 households across three key nations as of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Norway is leading the race, with 662 heat pumps per 1,000 households, followed by Finland (548), Sweden (509), and Denmark (229). <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">\u2018I feel sorry for people who have to deal with volatile gas prices. Our heat pump protects us\u2019<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">From record heat to floods and drought \u2013 what\u2019s in store if a \u2018super\u2019 El Ni\u00f1o hits this year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>These typically cool nations have proven that heat pumps are still very effective during cold temperatures, a common misconception that has deterred Europeans from making the switch. <\/p>\n<p>Out of the 16 European countries sampled, France comes in fifth, with 216 heat pumps per 1,000 households. Then it\u2019s Belgium (196), Italy (184) and Switzerland (179).<\/p>\n<h2>Heat pumps outsell gas boilers in Germany<\/h2>\n<p>In Germany, heat pumps have become the best-selling heat technology, accounting for almost half (48 per cent) of all new heating systems sold in the country last year. This is a 21 per cent increase compared to last 2024, with 299,000 units sold \u2013 while the share of gas boilers also fell to 44 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new figures highlight how Germany can reduce its dependence on fluctuations in oil and gas prices,\u201d says Corinna Enders of the German energy agency dena. <\/p>\n<p>In Belgium, heat pump sales also rose by seven per cent to 11,000 units. Experts say the spike is down to new restrictions on fossil fuel heating and a VAT reduction on heat pumps. <\/p>\n<p>The UK, which has historically had one of Europe\u2019s worst uptakes of heat pumps, saw sales grow by 27 per cent last year to 125,000 units. The government\u2019s Boiler Upgrade Scheme, which provides eligible households with a \u00a37,500 (around \u20ac8,658) grant towards an air source or ground source heat pump, has been credited for the boom.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, heat pumps in Poland decreased last year. It comes as the Ministry of Climate and Environment says that a \u201cwave of disinformation\u201d on how the green technology works is hindering the modernisation of its country\u2019s heating system.<\/p>\n<h2>The war on Iran is driving a heat pump boom<\/h2>\n<p>Fossil fuel shocks from the war on Iran are only set to further increase the uptake of heat pumps, as Europe doubles down on its transition to home-grown, clean energy.<\/p>\n<p>Sales of heat pumps in the UK rose more than 50 per cent in the first three weeks of March compared to the same period the month before, according to energy firm Octopus Energy, following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Residential heat pump sales spiked by 25 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 in France, Germany and Poland on average, with 575,000 units being sold in 11 European countries from January to March this year. <\/p>\n<p>According to EHPA, the overall average was brought down by Austria, whose sales dropped by 30 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Here&#8217;s what could happen<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2893075-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893075\" data-cid=\"9755277\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Heat pump sales soar across Europe. Which nation is leading the race?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2892832-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2892832\" data-cid=\"9754179\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    This teenager just created a biodegradable plastic to change the world<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Europeans are ditching traditional gas boilers for heat pumps, helping reduce their dependence on volatile oil and gas prices.The uptake of heat pumps \u2013 which transfers heat from outside air, ground or water into a home rather than generating it \u2013 had been slowing in recent years. In 2022, 2.8 million units were installed in the EU, but this dropped to 2.7 million in 2023 and 2.11 million in 2024. However, thanks to a combination of falling installation costs and subsidy schemes, the green technology has been cast back into the limelight.According to preliminary data from the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA), heat pump sales grew by 10.3 per cent across 16 European countries on average in 2025. 2.62 million residential units were sold during this period, bringing the total to 28 million across the continent.Heat pumps in Europe \u2013 rankedScandinavia remains the biggest market, in terms of sales compared to the population size \u2013 with more than 30 heat pumps sold per 1,000 households across three key nations as of 2025.Norway is leading the race, with 662 heat pumps per 1,000 households, followed by Finland (548), Sweden (509), and Denmark (229).\u00a0These typically cool nations have proven that heat pumps are still very effective during cold temperatures, a common misconception that has deterred Europeans from making the switch.\u00a0Out of the 16 European countries sampled, France comes in fifth, with 216 heat pumps per 1,000 households. Then it\u2019s Belgium (196), Italy (184) and Switzerland (179).Heat pumps outsell gas boilers in GermanyIn Germany, heat pumps have become the best-selling heat technology, accounting for almost half (48 per cent) of all new heating systems sold in the country last year. This is a 21 per cent increase compared to last 2024, with 299,000 units sold \u2013 while the share of gas boilers also fell to 44 per cent.\u201cThe new figures highlight how Germany can reduce its dependence on fluctuations in oil and gas prices,\u201d says Corinna Enders of the German energy agency dena.\u00a0In Belgium, heat pump sales also rose by seven per cent to 11,000 units. Experts say the spike is down to new restrictions on fossil fuel heating and a VAT reduction on heat pumps.\u00a0The UK, which has historically had one of Europe\u2019s worst uptakes of heat pumps, saw sales grow by 27 per cent last year to 125,000 units. The government\u2019s Boiler Upgrade Scheme, which provides eligible households with a \u00a37,500 (around \u20ac8,658) grant towards an air source or ground source heat pump, has been credited for the boom.In contrast, heat pumps in Poland decreased last year. It comes as the Ministry of Climate and Environment says that a \u201cwave of disinformation\u201d on how the green technology works is hindering the modernisation of its country\u2019s heating system.The war on Iran is driving a heat pump boomFossil fuel shocks from the war on Iran are only set to further increase the uptake of heat pumps, as Europe doubles down on its transition to home-grown, clean energy.Sales of heat pumps in the UK rose more than 50 per cent in the first three weeks of March compared to the same period the month before, according to energy firm Octopus Energy, following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.Residential heat pump sales spiked by 25 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 in France, Germany and Poland on average, with 575,000 units being sold in 11 European countries from January to March this year.\u00a0According to EHPA, the overall average was brought down by Austria, whose sales dropped by 30 per cent due to \u201cthe lack of government subsidies.\u201d<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/05\/13\/heat-pump-sales-soar-in-germany-as-gas-boiler-sales-drop-how-does-the-rest-of-europe-compa&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/52\/77\/1200x675_cmsv2_7ccc8dff-3836-5e7f-9fd3-6408f46105b3-9755277.jpg&#8221;] Earth News Germany scraps renewable heating law despite heat pump boom Europe News Russia approves law allowing Putin to invade other countries Iran Iran&#8217;s World Cup team feted with public farewell amid US visa fears No Comment Peace activists rally to protect Palestinians during Jerusalem flag march Earth News Germany scraps renewable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-1934887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1934887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1934887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1934887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1934887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}