Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production was 597,600 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production in United Kingdom, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 597,600 m3 for oriented strand board (osb) — production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oriented strand board (osb) — production in United Kingdom peaked at 597,601 m3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 201,000 m3, in 1996.
United Kingdom ranks 13th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 203,000 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 201,000 m3 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 221,000 m3 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 223,000 m3 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 236,000 m3 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 236,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 260,000 m3 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 280,000 m3 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 280,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 280,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 280,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 280,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 280,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 265,000 m3 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 255,000 m3 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 320,000 m3 | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 315,000 m3 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 330,000 m3 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 320,000 m3 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 320,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 320,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 345,000 m3 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 355,000 m3 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 465,000 m3 | +31.0% |
| 2019 | 560,673 m3 | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 597,601 m3 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 597,601 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 597,601 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 597,600 m3 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 597,600 m3 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +31.0% | 355,000 m3 | 465,000 m3 |
| 2010 | +25.5% | 255,000 m3 | 320,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 216,800 m3 | 201,000 m3 | 236,000 m3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 269,600 m3 | 236,000 m3 | 280,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 365,067 m3 | 315,000 m3 | 560,673 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 597,601 m3 | 597,600 m3 | 597,601 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More environment data for United Kingdom
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.47 % 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 -0.8735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oriented strand board (osb) — production in United Kingdom?
- Oriented strand board (osb) — production in United Kingdom was 597,600 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oriented strand board (osb) — production recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 597,601 m3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest oriented strand board (osb) — production recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,000 m3 in 1996.
- How does United Kingdom rank for oriented strand board (osb) — production?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oriented strand board (osb) — production rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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