Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity was 8,865 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1999–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 8,865 m3.
The figure is up 58.1% on the previous year and up 233.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 18,396 m3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 92 m3, in 2002.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 24th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,231 m3 | — |
| 2000 | 97 m3 | -92.1% |
| 2001 | 97 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92 m3 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 3,791 m3 | +4020.7% |
| 2004 | 6,245 m3 | +64.7% |
| 2005 | 6,460 m3 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 15,827 m3 | +145.0% |
| 2007 | 18,396 m3 | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 14,212 m3 | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 12,918 m3 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 4,560 m3 | -64.7% |
| 2011 | 3,493 m3 | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 1,224 m3 | -65.0% |
| 2013 | 2,265 m3 | +85.0% |
| 2014 | 2,662 m3 | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 2,334 m3 | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 4,105 m3 | +75.9% |
| 2017 | 1,068 m3 | -74.0% |
| 2018 | 994 m3 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 10,952 m3 | +1001.8% |
| 2020 | 10,298 m3 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 6,782 m3 | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 6,463 m3 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 5,608 m3 | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 8,865 m3 | +58.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +4020.7% | 92 m3 | 3,791 m3 |
| 2019 | +1001.8% | 994 m3 | 10,952 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,231 m3 | 1,231 m3 | 1,231 m3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7,814 m3 | 92 m3 | 18,396 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,366 m3 | 994 m3 | 10,952 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,603 m3 | 5,608 m3 | 10,298 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 8,865 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 18,396 m3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92 m3 in 2002.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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