Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Europe
Europe: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity was 3.90 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Europe, 1996–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Europe stood at 3.90 million m3.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Europe peaked at 4.58 million m3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36,800 m3, in 1996.
Europe ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Europe, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 36,800 m3 | — |
| 1997 | 93,600 m3 | +154.3% |
| 1998 | 730,705 m3 | +680.7% |
| 1999 | 881,894 m3 | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 945,059 m3 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million m3 | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 1.71 million m3 | +58.1% |
| 2003 | 1.53 million m3 | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 1.83 million m3 | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 1.76 million m3 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.44 million m3 | +39.0% |
| 2007 | 2.63 million m3 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.41 million m3 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 2.26 million m3 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 2.58 million m3 | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 2.73 million m3 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 2.97 million m3 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 3.36 million m3 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 3.34 million m3 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.29 million m3 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.53 million m3 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 4.05 million m3 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 4.18 million m3 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.90 million m3 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 4.58 million m3 | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 4.09 million m3 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 3.88 million m3 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 3.63 million m3 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 3.90 million m3 | +7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +680.7% | 93,600 m3 | 730,705 m3 |
| 1997 | +154.3% | 36,800 m3 | 93,600 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 435,750 m3 | 36,800 m3 | 881,894 m3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.86 million m3 | 945,059 m3 | 2.63 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 million m3 | 2.58 million m3 | 4.18 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 million m3 | 3.63 million m3 | 4.58 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 2 Germany 672,344 m3 compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 406,000 m3 compare
- 3 United Kingdom 406,000 m3 compare
- 5 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 381,000 m3 compare
- 6 Poland 259,300 m3 compare
- 7 France 245,183 m3 compare
- 8 Belgium 243,346 m3 compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Europe?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Europe was 3.90 million 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 million m3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,800 m3 in 1996.
- How does Europe rank for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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