Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in World

World: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity was 11.28 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.28 million m3
Change on year
up 6.2%
Rank
1st
of 29 groups
All-time high
12.17 million m3
in 2006
All-time low
3.11 million m3
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in World, 1995–2024

4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M1995200920241995: 3.1M m31996: 4.8M m31997: 5.9M m31998: 6.8M m31999: 7.7M m32000: 8.1M m32001: 8.6M m32002: 9.7M m32003: 10.1M m32004: 11.3M m32005: 11.7M m32006: 12.2M m32007: 9.5M m32008: 6.5M m32009: 5.5M m32010: 6.0M m32011: 6.4M m32012: 7.0M m32013: 8.0M m32014: 8.6M m32015: 9.1M m32016: 10.0M m32017: 11.3M m32018: 11.5M m32019: 11.0M m32020: 11.3M m32021: 11.9M m32022: 11.4M m32023: 10.6M m32024: 11.3M m3

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

Annual values for Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity in World, 1995 to 2024.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +53.7% 3.11 million m3 4.78 million m3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 United States 6.00 million m3 compare
  2. 2 Germany 672,344 m3 compare
  3. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 406,000 m3 compare
  4. 3 United Kingdom 406,000 m3 compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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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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Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 4,760 data points, 1995–2024
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