Includes solar thermal heat, renewable district heat, renewable electricity used for heat, modern bioenergy, geothermal use, and ambient heat use from heat pumps
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The statistic was calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ based on the values provided by the source.
In 2022, the consumption of renewable heat worldwide stood at roughly 28,987 petajoules, up from 27,991 petajoules a year earlier. The share of renewables in global heat consumption was approximately 13.4 percent in 2022.
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