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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 中国 | 3,500,000 | 3,910,000 | 3,755,000 | 2,945,000 | 2,945,000 | 2,993,000 | 2,993,000 | 2,993,000 | 2,843,000 | 2,695,000 | 2,695,000 | 2,695,000 | 2,535,000 | 2,535,000 |
| 日本 | 250,000 | 248,700 | 272,000 | 260,382 | 260,086 | 259,800 | 259,800 | 259,800 | 259,800 | 260,890 | 261,000 | 261,150 | 261,000 | 261,000 |
| フランス | 550,000 | 389,400 | 359,000 | 341,967 | 332,250 | 325,600 | 318,400 | 312,350 | 306,350 | 306,100 | 307,000 | 304,800 | 304,000 | 304,000 |
| ドイツ | 545,000 | 221,100 | 285,000 | 251,465 | 196,000 | 186,450 | 181,550 | 178,600 | 177,300 | 179,100 | 180,000 | 181,400 | 184,000 | 183,000 |
| イタリア | 493,000 | 503,100 | 445,000 | 359,378 | 367,550 | 359,500 | 359,500 | 356,850 | 356,850 | 356,850 | 347,000 | 341,500 | 342,000 | 338,000 |
| ロシア連邦 | 1,427,100 | 1,452,000 | 1,430,000 | 1,364,000 | 1,364,000 | 1,260,000 | 1,287,000 | 1,490,000 | 1,454,000 | 1,454,000 | 1,454,000 | 1,454,000 | 1,454,000 | |
| 英国 | 308,000 | 212,500 | 217,000 | 174,020 | 165,650 | 169,150 | 159,150 | 154,700 | 152,350 | 150,250 | 148,000 | 148,450 | 149,000 | 153,000 |
| ブラジル | 295,000 | 673,200 | 673,000 | 713,480 | 713,480 | 713,480 | 713,480 | 729,500 | 729,500 | 729,500 | 730,000 | 761,500 | 762,000 | 762,000 |
| メキシコ | 175,000 | 207,800 | 204,000 | 331,750 | 329,750 | 329,750 | 325,450 | 336,050 | 336,050 | 336,050 | 336,000 | 348,000 | 328,000 | 341,000 |
| カナダ | 87,000 | 68,500 | 71,000 | 65,700 | 65,700 | 66,000 | 65,700 | 70,200 | 67,500 | 67,500 | 72,000 | 72,400 | 72,000 | 72,000 |
| アメリカ合衆国 | 2,180,000 | 1,454,800 | 1,546,000 | 1,569,417 | 1,520,100 | 1,492,200 | 1,433,150 | 1,381,250 | 1,347,300 | 1,348,400 | 1,359,000 | 1,379,800 | 1,388,000 | 1,395,000 |
| インド | 1,260,000 | 2,372,000 | 3,047,000 | 2,625,586 | 2,647,150 | 2,728,700 | 2,749,700 | 2,749,700 | 2,798,800 | 2,981,050 | 3,031,000 | 3,026,500 | 3,045,000 | 3,068,000 |
| 南アフリカ | 85,000 | 71,600 | 56,000 | 77,153 | 77,582 | 62,100 | 77,150 | 82,250 | 82,150 | 81,400 | 80,000 | 89,650 | 90,000 | 89,000 |