Production of case materials rose 300% to 8,000 kt in Uruguay in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of case materials in Uruguay reached an all time high of 23,000 kt in 2005 and an all time low of 1,200 kt in 2014. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, production of case materials in Argentina amounted to 690,000 kt, 4,630,000 kt in Brazil, 367,700 kt in Chile and 65,000 kt in Paraguay in 2017.
Uruguay has been ranked 72nd within the group of 82 countries we follow in terms of production of case materials, 5 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 |
| Argentina | kt | 277,000 | 334,000 | 727,000 | 690,000 | 780,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | kt | 43,350 | 44,700 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 4,298,000 | 4,428,000 | 4,427,000 | 4,630,000 | 4,525,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 412,700 | 436,300 | 390,600 | 367,700 | 365,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | kt | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | kt | 42,712 | 43,140 | 48,147 | 47,872 | 47,872 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | kt | 1,200 | 2,200 | 2,000 | 8,000 | 7,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | kt | 109,815 | 109,815 | 109,815 | 109,815 | 109,815 |
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