Eurostat report on residential energy efficiency in 2025

Data from Eurostat for 2025 shows that 28% of Cyprus's population lived in homes with improved energy efficiency over the past five years, surpassing the European Union average of 23.9%. Despite this progress, there is a significant social disparity regarding access to such upgrades. In Cyprus, only 16.7% of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion lived in energy-upgraded homes, compared to 30.3% of the general population. This 13.6 percentage point gap makes Cyprus one of the countries with the most pronounced inequalities in the EU. Across Europe, the highest rates of energy upgrades were recorded in the Netherlands at 60.5%, followed by Denmark at 34%, and France and Slovenia at 33.3%. Conversely, Italy reported the lowest rate at 2.6%, followed by Malta at 7.8% and Greece at 9.5%. Overall, across the EU, individuals at risk of poverty were less likely to reside in upgraded housing, with an average rate of 17.4% versus 25.6% for others.