Bulgaria has the worst heating problems among the EU countries in 2021, according to Eurostat. This is reported by the Bulgarian radio station Bnr.
According to the publication, 23.7% of Bulgarians did not have access to proper heating in 2021. The second place in this negative ranking was occupied by Lithuania with 22.5%, followed by Cyprus with 19.4% and Greece with 17.5%.
It is noted that in Switzerland only 0.2% of citizens are considered energy poor and in Norway the figure is 0.8%.
The analysis highlights that Southern European countries have generally higher levels of energy poverty than Northern Europe, indicating a difference in wealth between the two European regions.
The average energy poverty rate is 6.9%, but all these figures are expected to worsen in winter 2022-2023.
