| Country | 1975 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | Change 1975-2005 | Change 1990-2005 | Change 2000-2005 | Change 2000-2008 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 8735 | 21515 | 31869 | 37685 | 42382 | 331% | 75% | 18% | 12% | |||||||||
| Argentina | 25888 | 30711 | 38472 | 43347 | 53822 | 67% | 41% | 13% | 24% | |||||||||
| Australia | 47970 | 79943 | 89744 | 99761 | 96168 | 108% | 25% | 11% | -4% | |||||||||
| Belgium | 33299 | 29342 | 32022 | 29834 | 31351 | -10% | 2% | -7% | 5% | |||||||||
| Brazil | 41224 | 56966 | 90028 | 95441 | 110833 | 132% | 68% | 6% | 16% | |||||||||
| Canada | 108305 | 122739 | 146556 | 152668 | 153659 | 41% | 24% | 4% | 1% | |||||||||
| China | 312460 | 658554 | 928868 | 1534244 | 1922687 | 391% | 133% | 65% | 25% | |||||||||
| Czech Republic (1) | 62652 | 59394 | 31964 | 31287 | 30788 | -50% | -47% | -2% | -2% | |||||||||
| Egypt | 8481 | 20711 | 38541 | 47313 | 52336 | 458% | 128% | 23% | 11% | |||||||||
| Former Yugoslavia | 24433 | 36356 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| France | 121877 | 108576 | 100126 | 107631 | 103845 | -12% | -1% | 7% | -4% | |||||||||
| Germany (2) | 273917 | 276425 | 225605 | 219177 | 210480 | -20% | -21% | -3% | -4% | |||||||||
| India | 68786 | 188344 | 323647 | 388321 | 479039 | 465% | 106% | 20% | 23% | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 14716 | 41032 | 67068 | 90212 | 99648 | 513% | 120% | 35% | 10% | |||||||||
| Iran | 38082 | 61954 | 92512 | 118919 | 133961 | 212% | 92% | 29% | 13% | |||||||||
| Italy | 93351 | 115925 | 122079 | 128220 | 125015 | 37% | 11% | 5% | -2% | |||||||||
| Japan | 251158 | 319704 | 343695 | 354597 | 357534 | 41% | 11% | 3% | 1% | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | N/A | N/A | 34848 | 48338 | 59016 | N/A | N/A | 39% | 22% | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 5303 | 15433 | 34525 | 49992 | 50515 | 843% | 224% | 45% | 1% | |||||||||
| Mexico | 43319 | 104907 | 104704 | 117103 | 124450 | 170% | 12% | 12% | 6% | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 41729 | 45651 | 46090 | 47732 | 46202 | 14% | 5% | 4% | -3% | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 12925 | 12374 | 21593 | 31055 | N/A | 140% | 151% | 44% | N/A | |||||||||
| North Korea | 29382 | 66770 | 20990 | 22765 | N/A | -23% | -66% | 8% | N/A | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 6332 | 18698 | 29030 | 36561 | 45093 | 477% | 96% | 26% | 23% | |||||||||
| Poland | 102430 | 94876 | 82139 | 82791 | 90072 | -19% | -13% | 1% | 9% | |||||||||
| Romania | 44251 | 43323 | 23918 | 25052 | 24404 | -43% | -42% | 5% | -3% | |||||||||
| Russian Federation | N/A | N/A | 393729 | 413322 | 435126 | N/A | N/A | 5% | 5% | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 22726 | 58646 | 81197 | 100100 | 119374 | 340% | 71% | 23% | 19% | |||||||||
| South Africa | 50512 | 90963 | 100537 | 111570 | 120520 | 121% | 23% | 11% | 8% | |||||||||
| South Korea | 22247 | 65901 | 122071 | 129322 | 142230 | 481% | 96% | 6% | 10% | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 11868 | 34345 | 59373 | 72452 | 75066 | 510% | 111% | 22% | 4% | |||||||||
| Thailand | 6656 | 26135 | 54965 | 73934 | 76817 | 1011% | 183% | 35% | 4% | |||||||||
| Turkey | 17917 | 39991 | 60824 | 67766 | 80207 | 278% | 69% | 11% | 18% | |||||||||
| Ukraine | N/A | N/A | 83178 | 89246 | 84448 | N/A | N/A | 7% | -5% | |||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 8473 | 14948 | 34566 | 37007 | 47871 | 337% | 148% | 7% | 29% | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 164628 | 156481 | 149578 | 150993 | 148818 | -8% | -4% | 1% | -1% | |||||||||
| United States | 1220709 | 1326725 | 1565925 | 1593086 | 1547460 | 31% | 20% | 2% | -3% | |||||||||
| USSR | 817718 | 1035386 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan | N/A | N/A | 32411 | 30699 | 36323 | N/A | N/A | -5% | 18% | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 17403 | 33314 | 39576 | 41599 | 52529 | 139% | 25% | 5% | 26% | |||||||||
| Viet Nam | 5945 | 5838 | 14616 | 27774 | N/A | 367% | 376% | 90% | #VALUE! |
| Rank | Country | 1975 | |
| 1 | United States | 1220709 | |
| 2 | USSR | 817718 | |
| 3 | China | 312460 | |
| 4 | Germany (2) | 273917 | |
| 5 | Japan | 251158 | |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 164628 | |
| 7 | France | 121877 | |
| 8 | Canada | 108305 | |
| 9 | Poland | 102430 | |
| 10 | Italy | 93351 |
| Rank | Country | 1990 | |
| 1 | United States | 1326725 | |
| 2 | USSR | 1035386 | |
| 3 | China | 658554 | |
| 4 | Japan | 319704 | |
| 5 | Germany (2) | 276425 | |
| 6 | India | 188344 | |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 156481 | |
| 8 | Canada | 122739 | |
| 9 | Italy | 115925 | |
| 10 | France | 108576 |
| Rank | Country | 2005 | |
| 1 | United States | 1593086 | |
| 2 | China | 1534244 | |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 413322 | |
| 4 | India | 388321 | |
| 5 | Japan | 354597 | |
| 6 | Germany (2) | 219177 | |
| 7 | Canada | 152668 | |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 150993 | |
| 9 | South Korea | 129322 | |
| 10 | Italy | 128220 |
| Rank | Country | 2008 | |
| 1 | China | 1922687 | |
| 2 | United States | 1547460 | |
| 3 | India | 479039 | |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 435126 | |
| 5 | Japan | 357534 | |
| 6 | Germany (2) | 210480 | |
| 7 | Canada | 153659 | |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 148818 | |
| 9 | South Korea | 142230 | |
| 10 | Iran | 133961 |
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