Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Kuwait
Kuwait: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity was 75 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Kuwait, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 75 m3 for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 86.4% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Kuwait peaked at 5,098 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26 m3, in 2011.
That places Kuwait 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52 m3 | — |
| 2009 | 27 m3 | -48.1% |
| 2010 | 27 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26 m3 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 403 m3 | +1450.0% |
| 2013 | 636 m3 | +57.8% |
| 2014 | 200 m3 | -68.6% |
| 2015 | 368 m3 | +84.0% |
| 2016 | 110 m3 | -70.1% |
| 2017 | 35 m3 | -68.2% |
| 2018 | 248 m3 | +608.6% |
| 2019 | 1,956 m3 | +688.7% |
| 2020 | 2,114 m3 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 5,098 m3 | +141.2% |
| 2022 | 3,779 m3 | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 551 m3 | -85.4% |
| 2024 | 75 m3 | -86.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 75 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,735 m3, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 75 m3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 268 m3, 28% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1450.0% | 26 m3 | 403 m3 |
| 2019 | +688.7% | 248 m3 | 1,956 m3 |
| 2018 | +608.6% | 35 m3 | 248 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5 m3 | 27 m3 | 52 m3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 400.9 m3 | 26 m3 | 1,956 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,323 m3 | 75 m3 | 5,098 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Kuwait?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Kuwait was 75 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5,098 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 m3 in 2011.
- How does Kuwait rank for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity?
- Kuwait ranks 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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