Production of case materials fell 1.24% to 3,482,000 kt in France in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of case materials in France reached an all time high of 3,525,700 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 2,765,651 kt in 2013. When compared to France's main peers, production of case materials in Belgium amounted to 298,950 kt, 8,576,000 kt in Germany, 2,422,000 kt in Italy and 3,047,700 kt in Spain in 2018.
France has been ranked 9th within the group of 81 countries we follow in terms of production of case materials, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Production of Case Materials | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | kt | 978,490 | 1,011,334 | 1,021,991 | 1,052,448 | 1,231,961 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 195,000 | 203,000 | 198,645 | 305,009 | 298,950 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 3,024,000 | 3,369,000 | 3,447,000 | 3,525,700 | 3,482,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 7,638,000 | 7,693,000 | 7,919,000 | 8,334,000 | 8,575,947 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 2,316,311 | 2,396,077 | 2,362,000 | 2,404,031 | 2,421,819 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | kt | 934,000 | 939,000 | 979,000 | 1,274,000 | 1,310,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 2,010,528 | 2,068,403 | 2,199,915 | 2,261,607 | 2,353,104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kt | 386,400 | 395,700 | 378,100 | 366,600 | 380,600 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Spain | kt | 2,833,900 | 2,897,300 | 2,879,700 | 2,963,700 | 3,026,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | 353,336 | 377,202 | 388,900 | 384,046 | 337,943 |
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