The Federal Statistical Office Destatis reports a softwood lumber production volume of 5.63 million m³ for the third quarter of 2024. Compared to the second quarter of 2024, this corresponds to a 3.4% decrease. Year on year, output increased slightly by 1.3%.
From January to September 2024, around 17.2 million m³ of softwood lumber were produced in Germany. Year on year, output decreased by 1.8% or 309,000 m³. According to Destatis, the biggest volume of softwood lumber ever produced in the first three quarters of a year was recorded in 2021 at 19.72 million m³.
| Softwood lumber incl. planed timber in 1,000 m³, spruce/fire, pine, other softwood | ||||||
| Quarter | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,655 | 6,072 | 6,515 | 6,562 | 6,154 | 5,731 |
| 2 | 6,005 | 6,230 | 6,873 | 6,295 | 5,787 | 5,827 |
| 3 | 6,026 | 6,466 | 6,335 | 5,825 | 5,557 | 5,631 |
| 4 | 5,618 | 6,448 | 5,614 | 5,628 | 5,390 | – |
| Total | 23,304 | 25,216 | 25,337 | 24,309 | 22,888 | – |
Softwood lumber incl. planed timber in 1,000 m³; spruce/fir, pine, other softwood © Timber-Online.net
