Latin America Food Packaging Market Size & Outlook

The food packaging market in Latin America is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 34,087.9 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 5.7% is expected of Latin America food packaging market from 2025 to 2030.
Revenue, 2024 (US$M)
$24,588.2
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$34,087.9
CAGR, 2025 - 2030
5.7%
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Latin America

Latin America food packaging market highlights

  • The Latin America food packaging market generated a revenue of USD 24,588.2 million in 2024.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2025 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, flexible was the largest revenue generating type in 2024.
  • Flexible is the most lucrative type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
  • Country-wise, Brazil is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2025 to 2030.

Latin America data book summary

Market revenue in 2024USD 24,588.2 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 34,087.9 million
Growth rate5.6% (CAGR from 2024 to 2030)
Largest segmentFlexible
Fastest growing segmentFlexible
Historical data covered2018 - 2023
Base year for estimation2024
Forecast period covered2025 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationRigid, Semi-rigid, Flexible
Key market players worldwideAmcor PLC, Sealed Air Corp, Sonoco Products Co, Berry Global Group Inc, WestRock Co, Mondi PLC, Genpak, Pactiv Evergreen Inc Ordinary Shares, Winpak Ltd, Alpha Packaging, Packaging Corp of America, Emmerson Resources Ltd, ProAmpac

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, Latin America region accounted for 6.1% of the global food packaging market in 2024.
  • Globally, Asia Pacific is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • Asia Pacific is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 248,130.3 million by 2030.

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Latin America food packaging market outlook

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Flexible was the largest segment with a revenue share of 43.21% in 2024. Horizon Databook has segmented the Latin America food packaging market based on rigid, semi-rigid, flexible covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


Food preferences have undergone a gradual transition over the past few years. Though meat, especially beef is an important part of the daily diet of people in Central & South America, increasing awareness among consumers regarding their health and the importance of consuming fresh and immunity-boosting foods, is expected to increase the demand for packaged fruits & vegetables in the coming years.

Furthermore, these shifting consumption habits of the population in the region are also likely to attract foreign investments into the food packaging market in the coming years, thus boosting the growth of the Central & South American food packaging market over the forecast period.

Moreover, increasing efforts by food packaging companies to use recycled plastic as an alternative to conventionally used single-use plastics to reduce environmental pollution and increase sustainability in food packaging solutions are further expected to augment the growth of the food packaging market in Central & South America over the forecast period.

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