Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Italy
Italy: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity was 220,806 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Italy, 1999–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Italy recorded 220,806 m3 for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Italy peaked at 240,331 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51,000 m3, in 1999.
That places Italy 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Italy, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51,000 m3 | — |
| 2000 | 67,000 m3 | +31.4% |
| 2001 | 69,000 m3 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 155,564 m3 | +125.5% |
| 2003 | 111,741 m3 | -28.2% |
| 2004 | 136,054 m3 | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 118,000 m3 | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 138,340 m3 | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 166,000 m3 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 129,000 m3 | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 152,000 m3 | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 173,000 m3 | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 164,000 m3 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 163,000 m3 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 141,720 m3 | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 133,180 m3 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 150,595 m3 | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 163,243 m3 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 196,604 m3 | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 211,441 m3 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 171,743 m3 | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 190,018 m3 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 186,435 m3 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 240,331 m3 | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 227,708 m3 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 220,806 m3 | -3.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 220,806 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,735 m3, 14.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Italy's 220,806 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,289 m3, 5.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Italy 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 | +125.5% | 69,000 m3 | 155,564 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,000 m3 | 51,000 m3 | 51,000 m3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 124,270 m3 | 67,000 m3 | 166,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 166,853 m3 | 133,180 m3 | 211,441 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 213,060 m3 | 186,435 m3 | 240,331 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Italy?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Italy was 220,806 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 240,331 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,000 m3 in 1999.
- How does Italy rank for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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