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How Much Firewood Is Used for Heating per Year?

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Written by Divine Bunda-Rühl
Updated over a month ago

Please enter the amount in stacked cubic meters.
This refers to 1 m³ of stacked firewood, including air gaps between the logs.

What Are "Raummeter" and "Festmeter"?

When measuring firewood, two common units are used in German-speaking countries:

  • 1 Raummeter (rm) is 1 m³ of stacked firewood, including the air gaps between the logs.

  • This is the typical way firewood is sold or stored.

Festmeter (fm) – Solid Cubic Meter

  • 1 Festmeter (fm) is 1 m³ of pure wood, without any air gaps — in other words, solid wood volume.

It's often used for calculating the raw volume of tree trunks or estimating energy content.

How Is It Converted to Solid Cubic Meters (Festmeter)

1 Raummeter equals 0.7 Festmeter (solid cubic meters of wood).

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