Cartonboard — Production in South America

South America: Cartonboard — Production was 1.86 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.86 million t
Change on year
up 5.6%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.86 million t
in 2024
All-time low
908,318 t
in 2000
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Cartonboard — Production in South America, 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201120241998: 961.5k t1999: 913.3k t2000: 908.3k t2001: 965.7k t2002: 1.0M t2003: 982.1k t2004: 1.1M t2005: 1.1M t2006: 1.2M t2007: 1.3M t2008: 1.4M t2009: 1.5M t2010: 1.5M t2011: 1.5M t2012: 1.5M t2013: 1.5M t2014: 1.4M t2015: 1.4M t2016: 1.4M t2017: 1.5M t2018: 1.6M t2019: 1.7M t2020: 1.7M t2021: 1.8M t2022: 1.8M t2023: 1.8M t2024: 1.9M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

South America recorded 1.86 million t for cartonboard — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cartonboard — production in South America peaked at 1.86 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 908,318 t, in 2000.

That places South America 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 937,392 t 913,318 t 961,465 t 2
2000s 1.14 million t 908,318 t 1.46 million t 10
2010s 1.50 million t 1.42 million t 1.67 million t 10
2020s 1.79 million t 1.71 million t 1.86 million t 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 772,000 t compare
  2. 12 Brazil 770,000 t compare
  3. 13 Canada 698,000 t compare
  4. 14 Austria 696,000 t compare
  5. 15 Poland 600,000 t compare
  6. 16 Chile 595,000 t compare
  7. 17 Mexico 536,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

More environment data for South America

All data for South America →

Frequently asked questions

What is cartonboard — production in South America?
Cartonboard — production in South America was 1.86 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cartonboard — production recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 1.86 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest cartonboard — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 908,318 t in 2000.
How does South America rank for cartonboard — production?
South America ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cartonboard — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cartonboard — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cartonboard — Production in South America. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 15 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/cartonboard-production-2/south-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/cartonboard-production-2/south-america/">Cartonboard — Production in South America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cartonboard — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
122 places, 3,034 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en