Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity in Ireland
Ireland: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity was 293,798 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity in Ireland, 1996–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity in Ireland is 293,798 m3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity in Ireland peaked at 293,798 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,200 m3, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 10th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 100,000 m3 | — |
| 1997 | 150,000 m3 | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 185,500 m3 | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 185,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22,000 m3 | -88.1% |
| 2001 | 2,200 m3 | -90.0% |
| 2002 | 95,489 m3 | +4240.4% |
| 2003 | 152,867 m3 | +60.1% |
| 2004 | 82,683 m3 | -45.9% |
| 2005 | 179,925 m3 | +117.6% |
| 2006 | 216,878 m3 | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 207,940 m3 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 161,136 m3 | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 173,000 m3 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 241,000 m3 | +39.3% |
| 2011 | 210,000 m3 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 230,000 m3 | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 257,850 m3 | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 230,790 m3 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 170,935 m3 | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 178,356 m3 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 250,203 m3 | +40.3% |
| 2018 | 249,260 m3 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 249,260 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 262,600 m3 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 250,359 m3 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 281,563 m3 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 278,915 m3 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 293,798 m3 | +5.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 293,798 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,665 m3, 110.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 293,798 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,665 m3, 110.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +4240.4% | 2,200 m3 | 95,489 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 155,250 m3 | 100,000 m3 | 185,500 m3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 129,412 m3 | 2,200 m3 | 216,878 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 226,765 m3 | 170,935 m3 | 257,850 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 273,447 m3 | 250,359 m3 | 293,798 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity in Ireland?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity in Ireland was 293,798 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 293,798 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,200 m3 in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity?
- Ireland ranks 10th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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