Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value was 1,263 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value in Eastern Africa, 1999–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 1,263 1000 USD for oriented strand board (osb) — import value in 2024.
The figure is up 76.6% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — import value in Eastern Africa peaked at 2,787 1000 USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3 1000 USD, in 2000.
Eastern Africa ranks 27th 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 value in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11 1000 USD | — |
| 2000 | 3 1000 USD | -72.7% |
| 2001 | 3 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 1000 USD | +166.7% |
| 2003 | 164 1000 USD | +1950.0% |
| 2004 | 263 1000 USD | +60.4% |
| 2005 | 298 1000 USD | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 1,504 1000 USD | +404.7% |
| 2007 | 2,787 1000 USD | +85.3% |
| 2008 | 1,787 1000 USD | -35.9% |
| 2009 | 1,014 1000 USD | -43.3% |
| 2010 | 1,916 1000 USD | +89.0% |
| 2011 | 1,736 1000 USD | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 1,241 1000 USD | -28.5% |
| 2013 | 1,064 1000 USD | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 1,500 1000 USD | +41.0% |
| 2015 | 1,466 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 859 1000 USD | -41.4% |
| 2017 | 598 1000 USD | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 639 1000 USD | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 433 1000 USD | -32.2% |
| 2020 | 801 1000 USD | +85.0% |
| 2021 | 1,380 1000 USD | +72.3% |
| 2022 | 1,097 1000 USD | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 715 1000 USD | -34.8% |
| 2024 | 1,263 1000 USD | +76.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value in Eastern Africa 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 | +1950.0% | 8 1000 USD | 164 1000 USD |
| 2006 | +404.7% | 298 1000 USD | 1,504 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 1000 USD | 11 1000 USD | 11 1000 USD | 1 |
| 2000s | 783.1 1000 USD | 3 1000 USD | 2,787 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,145 1000 USD | 433 1000 USD | 1,916 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,051 1000 USD | 715 1000 USD | 1,380 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oriented strand board (osb) — import value in Eastern Africa?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — import value in Eastern Africa was 1,263 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oriented strand board (osb) — import value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,787 1000 USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — import value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1000 USD in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for oriented strand board (osb) — import value?
- Eastern Africa ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — import value rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value. 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