Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity was 265 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Saudi Arabia stood at 265 m3. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.0% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,765 m3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 265 m3, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 112th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 749 m3 | — |
| 2011 | 1,511 m3 | +101.7% |
| 2012 | 1,662 m3 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 314 m3 | -81.1% |
| 2014 | 1,765 m3 | +462.1% |
| 2015 | 403 m3 | -77.2% |
| 2016 | 775 m3 | +92.3% |
| 2017 | 796 m3 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 958 m3 | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 1,028 m3 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 784 m3 | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 1,369 m3 | +74.6% |
| 2022 | 1,000 m3 | -27.0% |
| 2023 | 500 m3 | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 265 m3 | -47.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 265 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,735 m3, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 265 m3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 268 m3, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 996.1 m3 | 314 m3 | 1,765 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 783.6 m3 | 265 m3 | 1,369 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 109 New Caledonia 285 m3 compare
- 109 Turkmenistan 285 m3 compare
- 111 Oman 271 m3 compare
- 112 Dominican Republic 265 m3 compare
- 114 Botswana 249 m3 compare
- 115 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 243 m3 compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in Saudi Arabia was 265 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,765 m3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 265 m3 in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 112th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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