Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Australia
Australia: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity was 20,780 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Australia, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Australia stood at 20,780 m3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Australia peaked at 46,695 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12,000 m3, in 2009.
Australia ranks 51st of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12,250 m3 | — |
| 2008 | 12,103 m3 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 12,000 m3 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 25,000 m3 | +108.3% |
| 2011 | 22,525 m3 | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 15,635 m3 | -30.6% |
| 2013 | 27,226 m3 | +74.1% |
| 2014 | 22,257 m3 | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 21,918 m3 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 24,727 m3 | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 31,701 m3 | +28.2% |
| 2018 | 42,797 m3 | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 27,038 m3 | -36.8% |
| 2020 | 26,483 m3 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 30,484 m3 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 46,695 m3 | +53.2% |
| 2023 | 18,370 m3 | -60.7% |
| 2024 | 20,780 m3 | +13.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 20,780 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,735 m3, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 20,780 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 597.5 m3, 34.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,118 m3 | 12,000 m3 | 12,250 m3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 26,082 m3 | 15,635 m3 | 42,797 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,562 m3 | 18,370 m3 | 46,695 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 48 Australia and New Zealand 23,780 m3 compare
- 49 Georgia 22,848 m3 compare
- 50 Uzbekistan 22,689 m3 compare
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19,283 m3 compare
- 53 China, Taiwan Province of 15,968 m3 compare
- 54 Latvia 15,888 m3 compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Australia?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Australia was 20,780 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 46,695 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 m3 in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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