Energy · 2026

Residential buildings with district heating: ranking of municipalities

Residential buildings with district heating: Frederiksberg comes top with 98.1% and Stevns comes last with 0.7%. The median across 98 municipalities is 48.7%.

Podium and top 100

1Frederiksberg98.1%2Albertslund97.8%3Odense96.0%

#	Municipality	Region	Residential buildings with district heating
1	Frederiksberg	Capital Region of Denmark	98.1%
2	Albertslund	Capital Region of Denmark	97.8%
3	Odense	Southern Denmark	96.0%
4	Aarhus	Region Midtjylland	92.5%
5	Copenhagen	Capital Region of Denmark	91.4%
6	Fredericia	Southern Denmark	85.3%
7	Aalborg	Region Nordjylland	84.8%
8	Holstebro	Region Midtjylland	78.1%
9	Esbjerg	Southern Denmark	77.8%
10	Herning	Region Midtjylland	76.9%
11	Høje-Taastrup	Capital Region of Denmark	73.7%
12	Horsens	Region Midtjylland	71.3%
13	Kolding	Southern Denmark	71.0%
14	Billund	Southern Denmark	69.2%
15	Gentofte	Capital Region of Denmark	67.6%
16	Struer	Region Midtjylland	66.5%
17	Skanderborg	Region Midtjylland	66.2%
18	Favrskov	Region Midtjylland	64.8%
19	Ikast-Brande	Region Midtjylland	64.7%
20	Brønderslev	Region Nordjylland	63.4%
21	Brøndby	Capital Region of Denmark	62.3%
22	Odder	Region Midtjylland	62.1%
23	Frederikshavn	Region Nordjylland	61.4%
24	Fanø	Southern Denmark	60.6%
25	Lemvig	Region Midtjylland	60.4%
26	Hjørring	Region Nordjylland	60.3%
27	Nyborg	Southern Denmark	59.3%
28	Rebild	Region Nordjylland	58.8%
29	Vesthimmerland	Region Nordjylland	58.0%
30	Ringkøbing-Skjern	Region Midtjylland	57.6%
31	Hillerød	Capital Region of Denmark	57.5%
32	Kerteminde	Southern Denmark	57.3%
33	Norddjurs	Region Midtjylland	57.1%
34	Bornholm	Capital Region of Denmark	56.7%
34	Thisted	Region Nordjylland	56.7%
36	Sønderborg	Southern Denmark	56.2%
37	Jammerbugt	Region Nordjylland	55.0%
38	Vejle	Southern Denmark	54.0%
39	Randers	Region Midtjylland	53.6%
40	Viborg	Region Midtjylland	53.3%
41	Guldborgsund	Region Zealand	53.0%
42	Varde	Southern Denmark	52.8%
43	Silkeborg	Region Midtjylland	52.6%
43	Mariagerfjord	Region Nordjylland	52.6%
45	Middelfart	Southern Denmark	51.7%
46	Ærø	Southern Denmark	49.8%
47	Syddjurs	Region Midtjylland	49.6%
48	Assens	Southern Denmark	49.2%
49	Aabenraa	Southern Denmark	49.0%
50	Lolland	Region Zealand	48.4%
51	Langeland	Southern Denmark	46.3%
52	Halsnæs	Capital Region of Denmark	45.9%
53	Roskilde	Region Zealand	45.8%
54	Kalundborg	Region Zealand	44.2%
55	Skive	Region Midtjylland	43.9%
56	Vallensbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	43.4%
57	Vejen	Southern Denmark	41.8%
58	Solrød	Region Zealand	40.9%
59	Tønder	Southern Denmark	40.7%
60	Haderslev	Southern Denmark	39.5%
61	Nordfyn	Southern Denmark	38.7%
62	Gladsaxe	Capital Region of Denmark	35.9%
63	Furesø	Capital Region of Denmark	34.5%
64	Helsingør	Capital Region of Denmark	34.4%
65	Hedensted	Region Midtjylland	33.6%
66	Ringsted	Region Zealand	33.5%
67	Faaborg-Midtfyn	Southern Denmark	33.3%
68	Egedal	Capital Region of Denmark	32.9%
69	Samsø	Region Midtjylland	32.4%
70	Glostrup	Capital Region of Denmark	31.2%
71	Ishøj	Capital Region of Denmark	30.9%
72	Hvidovre	Capital Region of Denmark	30.8%
73	Næstved	Region Zealand	29.5%
74	Slagelse	Region Zealand	29.3%
75	Vordingborg	Region Zealand	29.1%
76	Gribskov	Capital Region of Denmark	29.0%
77	Fredensborg	Capital Region of Denmark	27.4%
78	Odsherred	Region Zealand	26.9%
79	Svendborg	Southern Denmark	25.4%
80	Morsø	Region Nordjylland	24.7%
81	Frederikssund	Capital Region of Denmark	23.5%
82	Rødovre	Capital Region of Denmark	21.0%
83	Faxe	Region Zealand	20.3%
84	Greve	Region Zealand	19.0%
85	Lyngby-Taarbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	18.9%
86	Hørsholm	Capital Region of Denmark	18.8%
87	Ballerup	Capital Region of Denmark	17.3%
87	Herlev	Capital Region of Denmark	17.3%
89	Sorø	Region Zealand	16.5%
90	Rudersdal	Capital Region of Denmark	14.2%
91	Køge	Region Zealand	12.8%
92	Lejre	Region Zealand	12.2%
93	Læsø	Region Nordjylland	11.6%
94	Allerød	Capital Region of Denmark	11.3%
95	Holbæk	Region Zealand	8.2%
96	Tårnby	Capital Region of Denmark	7.6%
97	Dragør	Capital Region of Denmark	4.3%
98	Stevns	Region Zealand	0.7%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Residential buildings with district heating”?

Frederiksberg ranks first for “Residential buildings with district heating”, with 98.1%.

What is the median for “Residential buildings with district heating”?

The median across the 98 ranked municipalities is 48.7%.