Paper and paperboard production fell 5.00% to 59,000 kt in Uruguay in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in Uruguay reached an all time high of 83,000 kt in 2012 and an all time low of 18,000 kt in 1962. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, paper and paperboard production in Argentina amounted to 1,378,000 kt, 7,828,000 kt in Brazil, 1,078,400 kt in Chile and 67,000 kt in Paraguay in 2018.
Uruguay has been ranked 73rd within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of paper and paperboard production, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Paper and Paperboard Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Argentina | kt | 749,440 | 761,000 | 1,168,000 | 1,267,000 | 1,378,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brazil | kt | 7,677,000 | 7,767,000 | 7,732,000 | 7,881,000 | 7,828,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 1,112,800 | 1,129,900 | 1,075,300 | 989,400 | 1,078,400 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | kt | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 67,000 | 67,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | kt | 332,009 | 344,051 | 359,515 | 440,526 | 454,106 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | kt | 62,510 | 73,727 | 63,000 | 62,102 | 59,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | kt | 296,371 | 296,371 | 296,371 | 296,371 | 296,371 |
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