# Difficulty keeping the home warm

Share of the population reporting they cannot afford adequate home heating, by household type and poverty risk.

Published by: Eurostat

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes01/default/table?lang=en

Coverage: Romania; European comparisons

Licence / terms: Eurostat reuse policy

Before you use this resource: This is a survey response, not a temperature or energy-efficiency measurement. Household categories can overlap.

Record review date: 2026-09-07

One API response was read, including dimensions, period and presence of observations. No complete statistical audit was performed.

1. For the overall measure, select hhcomp=TOTAL and rskpovth=TOTAL; the unit is PC.
2. Compare the same household type and retain year and missing values.

- Inspected API example: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_mdes01?lang=EN&geo=RO&lastTimePeriod=1 (GET; JSON-stat; sample-inspected; 2026-09-07)
- Definition and methodology: https://energy-poverty.ec.europa.eu/modules/custom/epah_indicator/pdfs/Inability_to_keep_home_adequately_warm.pdf (GET; PDF; documentation-only; not tested)

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