ConstructionEngineered WoodForest Product
Standing TimberIndustrial RoundwoodSoftwood LumberHardwood LumberWood-Based PanelsPlywood
What is it?
Structural timber built up from smaller pieces into beams, columns and whole floor slabs big enough to replace steel and concrete in a mid-rise building.
Why does it matter?
Mass timber is the only route by which wood competes for buildings above about five storeys, and it is the reason sawmills in several countries are investing in grading and finger-jointing rather than more saw capacity. It is also the newest series FAO publishes, so the country coverage is thin and the numbers move sharply year to year.
Deeper written sections for this material have not been published yet. Everything below is drawn straight from the source datasets and is complete.
Read the numbers correctly.
Cubic metres. Only a minority of countries report these series at all, so a world total here is a total of what was reported, not of what was made. The page says so.
Made to order from engineering drawings rather than bought from stock: panels are cut to size, with openings machined, before they leave the plant.
What it is used for
All end markets →| End market | What it does there | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Housebuilding | Floor slabs and frames in mid-rise buildings | Important |