Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity in Northern America
Northern America: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity was 5.73 million m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity in Northern America, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity in Northern America stood at 5.73 million m3.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity in Northern America peaked at 9.08 million m3 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.83 million m3, in 2009.
Northern America ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity in Northern America, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.17 million m3 | — |
| 1996 | 4.28 million m3 | +34.8% |
| 1997 | 5.02 million m3 | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 6.04 million m3 | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 6.89 million m3 | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 7.09 million m3 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 7.46 million m3 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 7.65 million m3 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 8.07 million m3 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.73 million m3 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 8.93 million m3 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.08 million m3 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.76 million m3 | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 3.94 million m3 | -41.7% |
| 2009 | 2.83 million m3 | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 2.97 million m3 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 3.37 million m3 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 3.61 million m3 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 4.17 million m3 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 4.68 million m3 | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 5.03 million m3 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 5.75 million m3 | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 6.10 million m3 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 6.46 million m3 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 5.89 million m3 | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 5.46 million m3 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 5.89 million m3 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 5.97 million m3 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 5.67 million m3 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 5.73 million m3 | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -41.7% | 6.76 million m3 | 3.94 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.08 million m3 | 3.17 million m3 | 6.89 million m3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.05 million m3 | 2.83 million m3 | 9.08 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.80 million m3 | 2.97 million m3 | 6.46 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.74 million m3 | 5.46 million m3 | 5.97 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity in Northern America?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity in Northern America was 5.73 million 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.08 million m3 in 2006.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 million m3 in 2009.
- How does Northern America rank for oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity?
- Northern America ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — export quantity rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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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