Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production by country
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...
What the numbers show
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 14.69 million m3 in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 m3 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 476,706 m3, and the mean is 2.01 million m3.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in China, mainland (up 7,245.0%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 100.0%).
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 14.69 million m3 | 2024 | up 7,245.0% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 14.69 million m3 | 2024 | up 7,245.0% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 13.45 million m3 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 4 | Canada | 7.09 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 2.15 million m3 | 2024 | up 497.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 2.15 million m3 | 2024 | up 497.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 1.21 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Romania | 1.02 million m3 | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 790,000 m3 | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 669,522 m3 | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Czechia | 640,000 m3 | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Belarus | 620,000 m3 | 2024 | up 1,450.0% | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 597,600 m3 | 2024 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 597,600 m3 | 2024 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 550,000 m3 | 2024 | up 170.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Hungary | 537,000 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 416,412 m3 | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 361,000 m3 | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 320,280 m3 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 311,000 m3 | 2024 | up 522.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Ireland | 296,475 m3 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 252,233 m3 | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Brazil | 234,000 m3 | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 150,000 m3 | 1999 | — | flat |
| 25 | Malaysia | 100,000 m3 | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 91,000 m3 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 86,692 m3 | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Türkiye | 75,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 28 | Turkey | 75,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 30 | Croatia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 46.56 million m3
- Americas 21.13 million m3
- Northern America 20.54 million m3
- Asia 14.96 million m3
- Eastern Asia 14.69 million m3
- United States of America 13.45 million m3
- Europe 10.47 million m3
- European Union (27) 6.79 million m3
- Eastern Europe 6.32 million m3
- Western Europe 2.50 million m3
- Northern Europe 1.56 million m3
- South America 595,000 m3
- South-Eastern Asia 191,000 m3
- Southern Europe 86,692 m3
- Western Asia 75,000 m3
About this data
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