Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity was 853,909 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Northern Europe, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 853,909 m3 for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Northern Europe peaked at 958,329 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 200,649 m3, in 2000.
Northern Europe ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 240,100 m3 | — |
| 1999 | 214,371 m3 | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 200,649 m3 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 224,056 m3 | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 427,770 m3 | +90.9% |
| 2003 | 390,695 m3 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 567,822 m3 | +45.3% |
| 2005 | 563,643 m3 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 913,030 m3 | +62.0% |
| 2007 | 651,799 m3 | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 493,553 m3 | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 436,997 m3 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 436,863 m3 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 479,151 m3 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 482,290 m3 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 548,272 m3 | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 633,477 m3 | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 678,016 m3 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 702,485 m3 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 909,055 m3 | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 913,066 m3 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 891,564 m3 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 957,435 m3 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 958,329 m3 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 821,359 m3 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 844,956 m3 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 853,909 m3 | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Northern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +90.9% | 224,056 m3 | 427,770 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 227,236 m3 | 214,371 m3 | 240,100 m3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 487,001 m3 | 200,649 m3 | 913,030 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 667,424 m3 | 436,863 m3 | 913,066 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 887,198 m3 | 821,359 m3 | 958,329 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.97 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.9433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0.7673 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0.171 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Northern Europe?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Northern Europe was 853,909 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 958,329 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,649 m3 in 2000.
- How does Northern Europe rank for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity?
- Northern Europe ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en