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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| エクアドル | 53,000 | 57,800 | 47,270 | 58,983 | 58,983 | 58,500 | 58,983 | 40,750 | 40,750 | 40,750 | 41,000 | 41,250 | 42,000 | 42,000 |
| ベネズエラ（ボリバル共和国） | 75,000 | 79,000 | 82,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 265,000 | 265,000 | 273,000 | 343,000 | 343,000 | 343,000 | 343,000 |
| アルジェリア | 126,000 | 305,200 | 319,000 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,000 | 317,000 | 317,000 | 326,000 |
| イラン | 440,000 | 753,000 | 585,000 | 563,000 | 563,000 | 563,000 | 563,000 | 563,000 | 563,000 | 563,000 | 563,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 |
| イラク | 1,390,000 | 479,000 | 227,000 | 802,400 | 802,400 | 802,400 | 177,600 | 209,000 | 209,000 | 209,000 | 209,000 | 336,000 | 341,000 | 459,000 |
| クウェート | 7,000 | 20,300 | 23,000 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 25,000 | 24,500 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| リビア | 86,000 | 76,500 | 76,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| カタール | 11,000 | 12,300 | 12,000 | 11,800 | 11,800 | 11,800 | 11,800 | 11,800 | 11,800 | 21,500 | 22,000 | 21,500 | 22,000 | 22,000 |
| サウジアラビア | 146,000 | 217,000 | 216,000 | 249,000 | 249,000 | 249,000 | 251,500 | 251,500 | 251,500 | 251,500 | 252,000 | 252,000 | 252,000 | 282,000 |
| アラブ首長国連邦 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 |
| アンゴラ | 115,000 | 117,500 | 118,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 |
| コンゴ | 9,000 | 15,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | 12,000 |
| 赤道ギニア | 1,000 | 1,600 | 1,000 | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,450 | 1,000 | 1,450 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| ガボン | 9,000 | 6,700 | 7,000 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 7,000 | 6,700 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| ナイジェリア | 94,000 | 106,500 | 161,000 | 162,000 | 162,000 | 162,000 | 162,000 | 162,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 215,000 | 223,000 | 223,000 | 223,000 |