Table 6.4b – Wood Heating By Dwelling Type


 Number of households by type of dwelling
Single detached houses Double / Row or Terrace / Duplex Low-rise apartments High-rise apartments Mobile homes Don’t know / Not stated
Wood/wood pellets used by the household for heating
Yes 1,631,869 A 75,176 M - U - U - U - U
No 7,177,274 A 1,894,837 A 1,766,876 A 1,431,909 A 135,347 M 515,434 A
Not stated 124,116 A - U - U - U - U - U
Wood burned (full cords)
1 cord or less 432,061 A - U - U - U - U - U
1.1 to 2 cords 234,259 A - U - U - - - U - U
2.1 to 3 cords 138,056 A - U - U - - - U - -
3.1 to 5.9 cords 249,724 A - U - - - - - U - U
6 cords or more 192,677 A - U - U - - - - - -
Valid skip Footnote 1 7,177,274 A 1,894,837 A 1,766,876 A 1,431,909 A 135,347 M 515,434 A
Not stated 509,208 A - U - U - U - U - U
Type of wood burned
Hard wood 729,207 A - U - U - U - U - U
Soft wood 70,362 M - - - U - - - - - -
Hard and soft (mixed) 596,704 A - U - U - - - U - U
Valid skip Footnote 1 7,177,274 A 1,894,837 A 1,766,876 A 1,431,909 A 135,347 M 515,434 A
Don’t know 96,270 M - U - U - - - U - U
Not stated 263,443 A - U - U - U - U - U
Wood pellets burned
Did not use wood pellets 863,621 A - U - U - U - U - U
500 lbs (228 kg) or less 25,993 M - U - - - - - - - -
501 to 1,000 lbs (229 - 455 kg) - U - - - - - - - U - -
1,001 to 2,500 lbs (456 - 909 kg) - U - U - - - - - - - -
2,501 to 4,000 lbs (910 - 1,818 kg) - U - U - - - - - - - -
4,001 lbs to 5,500 lbs (1,819 - 2,500 kg) - U - - - - - - - - - -
5,501 lbs (2,501 kg) or more - U - - - - - - - - - U
Valid skip Footnote 1 7,177,274 A 1,894,837 A 1,766,876 A 1,431,909 A 135,347 M 515,434 A
Don’t know 55,342 M - U - - - - - U - U
Not stated 742,863 A - U - U - U - U - U

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