Table 6.4a – Wood Heating By Region
Number of households by region | ||||||||||||||
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Canada | Atlantic | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba / Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | ||||||||
Wood/wood pellets used by the household for heating | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,785,240 | A | 298,904 | A | 743,095 | A | 376,873 | A | 45,751 | M | 120,211 | M | 200,405 | A |
No | 12,921,678 | A | 715,962 | A | 2,847,500 | A | 5,194,985 | A | 899,838 | A | 1,488,897 | A | 1,774,494 | A |
Not stated | 248,018 | A | - | U | 108,748 | M | 73,967 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Wood burned (full cords) | ||||||||||||||
1 cord or less | 479,824 | A | 52,858 | M | 188,886 | A | 121,500 | M | - | U | 51,714 | M | 44,805 | M |
1.1 to 2 cords | 249,280 | A | 49,027 | M | 117,653 | A | 48,355 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
2.1 to 3 cords | 154,136 | A | 27,576 | M | 68,260 | M | 33,381 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
3.1 to 5.9 cords | 265,671 | A | 46,449 | M | 138,185 | A | 40,844 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U |
6 cords or more | 201,975 | A | 29,417 | M | 127,377 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 12,921,678 | A | 715,962 | A | 2,847,500 | A | 5,194,985 | A | 899,838 | A | 1,488,897 | A | 1,774,494 | A |
Not stated | 682,372 | A | 101,982 | A | 211,482 | A | 186,280 | A | - | U | 79,986 | M | 82,182 | M |
Type of wood burned | ||||||||||||||
Hard wood | 796,577 | A | 138,322 | A | 418,146 | A | 188,232 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Soft wood | 71,356 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Hard and soft (mixed) | 647,432 | A | 116,300 | A | 244,691 | A | 118,280 | A | 23,324 | M | - | U | 101,810 | A |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 12,921,678 | A | 715,962 | A | 2,847,500 | A | 5,194,985 | A | 899,838 | A | 1,488,897 | A | 1,774,494 | A |
Don’t know | 115,408 | A | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 402,485 | A | 34,879 | M | 155,813 | M | 109,090 | M | - | U | 54,128 | M | - | U |
Wood pellets burned | ||||||||||||||
Did not use wood pellets | 933,533 | A | 151,755 | A | 402,604 | A | 200,094 | A | - | U | 64,608 | M | 96,300 | M |
500 lbs (228 kg) or less | 29,062 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | - |
501 to 1,000 lbs (229 - 455 kg) | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
1,001 to 2,500 lbs (456 - 909 kg) | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U |
2,501 to 4,000 lbs (910 - 1,818 kg) | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
4,001 lbs to 5,500 lbs (1,819 - 2,500 kg) | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | U | - | U |
5,501 lbs (2,501 kg) or more | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | - | - | - | - | U |
Valid skip Footnote 1 | 12,921,678 | A | 715,962 | A | 2,847,500 | A | 5,194,985 | A | 899,838 | A | 1,488,897 | A | 1,774,494 | A |
Don’t know | 74,311 | M | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U | - | U |
Not stated | 923,814 | A | 130,913 | A | 367,706 | A | 209,757 | A | 30,121 | M | 77,175 | M | 108,141 | A |
Legend:
The letter beside each estimate classifies its quality as follows: A–Acceptable, M–Use with caution, U–Too unreliable to be published.
Notes:Due to rounding, the numbers may not add up and may differ slightly among tables.
Source:2019 Survey of Household Energy Use