Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in World
World: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity was 11.28 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in World, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
World recorded 11.28 million m3 for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in World peaked at 12.17 million m3 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.11 million m3, in 1995.
That places World 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in World, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.11 million m3 | — |
| 1996 | 4.78 million m3 | +53.7% |
| 1997 | 5.91 million m3 | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 6.76 million m3 | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 7.74 million m3 | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 8.14 million m3 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 8.58 million m3 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 9.70 million m3 | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 10.06 million m3 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 11.30 million m3 | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 11.74 million m3 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 12.17 million m3 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 9.53 million m3 | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 6.49 million m3 | -31.9% |
| 2009 | 5.46 million m3 | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 5.99 million m3 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 6.39 million m3 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 7.04 million m3 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 8.01 million m3 | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 8.63 million m3 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 9.07 million m3 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 10.03 million m3 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 11.29 million m3 | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 11.46 million m3 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.99 million m3 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 11.25 million m3 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 11.86 million m3 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 11.41 million m3 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 10.62 million m3 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 11.28 million m3 | +6.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +53.7% | 3.11 million m3 | 4.78 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.66 million m3 | 3.11 million m3 | 7.74 million m3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.32 million m3 | 5.46 million m3 | 12.17 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.89 million m3 | 5.99 million m3 | 11.46 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.28 million m3 | 10.62 million m3 | 11.86 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 United States 6.00 million m3 compare
- 2 Germany 672,344 m3 compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 406,000 m3 compare
- 3 United Kingdom 406,000 m3 compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in World?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity in World was 11.28 million 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 12.17 million m3 in 2006.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 million m3 in 1995.
- How does World rank for oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity?
- World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — import quantity rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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