Paper and board production excluding newsprint fell 42.5% to 62,102 kt in Uruguay in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and board production excluding newsprint in Uruguay reached an all time high of 140,000 kt in 2012 and an all time low of 27,000 kt in 1962. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, paper and board production excluding newsprint in Argentina amounted to 1,539,000 kt, 10,388,000 kt in Brazil, 989,400 kt in Chile and 67,000 kt in Paraguay in 2017.
Uruguay has been ranked 75th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of paper and board production excluding newsprint, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Paper and Board Production (Excl. Newsprint) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Argentina | kt | 1,091,440 | 1,127,000 | 1,532,000 | 1,624,000 | 1,608,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brazil | kt | 10,293,000 | 10,379,000 | 10,239,000 | 10,388,000 | 10,332,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 1,118,900 | 1,147,400 | 1,093,200 | 989,400 | 1,088,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | kt | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 67,000 | 67,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | kt | 376,942 | 399,936 | 391,472 | 485,481 | 496,106 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | kt | 119,510 | 130,327 | 108,000 | 62,102 | 59,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | kt | 335,805 | 335,805 | 335,805 | 335,805 | 335,805 |
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