Density Ratings for Various Species of Wood (KG per Cubic Meter)

The weight of a wood product is determined by the density of the basic wood structure and by the moisture content of the material. The density of the wood, exclusive of water, varies greatly both within and between species. Variations in density of approximately 10% within a particular species should be considered normal. Moisture makes up part of the weight of wood and should always be taken into consideration. The values below represent the density at approximately 12% moisture content.(1)

Laminate - 1200 KG/m3
Cumaru - 1090 KG/m3
Cumaru Dark - 1090 KG/m3
Bloodwood - 1080 KG/m3
Purpleheart - 1057 KG/m3
Kurupayra / Angico - 1050 KG/m3
Ipe - 1025 KG/m3
Lapacho - 1025 KG/m3
Patagonian Rosewood - 1020 KG/m3
Massaranduba - 1000 KG/m3
Caribbean Rosewood - 990 KG/m3
Bubinga - 960 KG/m3
Sucupira - 960 KG/m3
Tiete Chestnut - 960 KG/m3
Tiete Rosewood - 950 KG/m3
Brushbox - 900 KG/m3
Santos Mahogany - 900 KG/m3
White Oak - 900 KG/m3
Blackbutt - 900 KG/m3
Caribbean Cherry - 890 KG/m3
Kempas - 880 KG/m3
Tatajuba - 880 KG/m3
Morado - 880 KG/m3
Para Rosewood - 880 KG/m3
Wenge - 870 KG/m3
Lyptus - 850 KG/m3
Spotted Gum - 850 KG/m3
Garapa / Golden Teak - 830 KG/m3
Moabi / Guajara - 820 KG/m3
Sydney Blue Gum - 820 KG/m3
Afzelia / Doussie - 810 KG/m3
Amendoim - 800 KG/m3
Brazilian Cherry - 800 KG/m3
Brazilian Hickory - 790 KG/m3
Timborana - 780 KG/m3
Red Oak - 780 KG/m3
Caribbean Walnut - 780 KG/m3
Ash - 769 KG/m3
Peshtigo River Birch / Maple - 755 KG/m3
Maple - 755 KG/m3
Peroba - 738 KG/m3
Padauk - 737 KG/m3
Hickory - 735 KG/m3
Angelique Mahogany - 720 KG/m3
Royal Mahogany - 705 KG/m3
Tarara - 700 KG/m3
Sapele - 700 KG/m3
White Mahogany - 680 KG/m3
Birch - 670 KG/m3
Yellow Birch - 670 KG/m3
Iroko / African Teak - 660 KG/m3
Tigerwood - 660 KG/m3
Burmese Teak - 655 KG/m3
Khaya / African Mahogany - 640 KG/m3
Brazilian Eucalyptus - 640 KG/m3
Tauari - 640 KG/m3
Caribbean Heart Pine - 625 KG/m3
Walnut - 610 KG/m3
Peruvian Walnut - 610 KG/m3
Australian Cypress - 608 KG/m3
Hevea - 595 KG/m3
European Chestnut - 590 KG/m3
Genuine Mahogany - 580 KG/m3
Brazilian Brownheart - 580 KG/m3
Palo Blanco / Exotic Hickory - 550 KG/m3
Cherry - 544 KG/m3
Acacia - 540 KG/m3
Douglas Fir - 530 KG/m3
Bacana / Copaiba - 500 KG/m3
Eucalyptus - 500 KG/m3
Bamboo - 500 KG/m3
African Cedar - 480 KG/m3
Alder - 450 KG/m3
Poplar - 440 KG/m3
Western Red Cedar - 260 KG/m3
Strand Bamboo - 0 KG/m3
Southern Yellow Pine - 0 KG/m3
Lacewood / Leopardwood - 0 KG/m3
Southern Chestnut - 0 KG/m3
Cork - 0 KG/m3
African Magnolia - 0 KG/m3
African Tigerwood - 0 KG/m3
Amescla - 0 KG/m3
Berlinia - 0 KG/m3
Bolivian Coffeewood - 0 KG/m3
Capirona / Amazon Maple - 0 KG/m3
Chinese Elm - 0 KG/m3
Heart Pine - 0 KG/m3
Red Birch - 0 KG/m3
Java Walnut - 0 KG/m3
Luxury Vinyl - 0 KG/m3
Manchurian Walnut - 0 KG/m3
Mango Wood - 0 KG/m3
Merbau - 0 KG/m3
Mozambique - 0 KG/m3
Olive Wood - 0 KG/m3
Pebble Tiles - 0 KG/m3
Zebrawood - 0 KG/m3

(1) The Wood Handbook – Wood as an engineering material, USDA, General Technical Report 113.