Recent Trends in Material Flows and Resource Productivity in Latin America

Publication Date: 2013

The Latin America region accounts for about 10% of world consumption of primary materials. As a result, developments in this region do not have a major effect on total global extractive pressures. The reverse is not true. Even modest increases in the resources demand of larger regions can have major effects on material flows in Latin America. This publication reports on recent trends in material flows and resource productivity in the region.