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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australien | 1.712 | 1.928 | 2.555 | 2.409 | 2.383 | 2.627 | 3.061 | 1.988 | 2.291 | 2.620 | 2.503 | 2.757 | 2.637 | 2.368 | 2.966 |
| China | 5.832 | 25.346 | 93.485 | 293.066 | 415.829 | 535.313 | 704.936 | 801.135 | 968.252 | 1.204.981 | 1.245.709 | 1.393.815 | 1.243.568 | 1.344.817 | 1.426.644 |
| Indonesien | 157 | 235 | 508 | 533 | 663 | 702 | 1.058 | 1.101 | 2.271 | 1.407 | 3.093 | 1.309 | 1.397 | ||
| Japan | 333.230 | 387.364 | 367.960 | 290.081 | 287.580 | 287.013 | 271.731 | 265.959 | 258.839 | 260.244 | 260.292 | 253.630 | 245.372 | 227.348 | 222.452 |
| Republik Korea | 9.082 | 72.831 | 122.188 | 131.805 | 138.034 | 148.136 | 159.978 | 164.073 | 167.275 | 163.424 | 159.084 | 162.561 | 171.603 | 180.477 | 186.245 |
| Frankreich | 12.378 | 13.870 | 14.327 | 14.748 | 14.655 | 14.540 | 14.690 | 14.500 | 14.306 | 14.206 | 14.415 | 14.303 | 14.103 | 12.771 | 13.386 |
| Deutschland | 30.724 | 51.736 | 48.367 | 47.047 | 46.986 | 46.620 | 47.353 | 48.154 | 47.384 | 48.480 | 47.785 | 46.617 | 46.632 | 42.260 | 39.822 |
| Italien | 7.877 | 8.877 | 8.794 | 8.439 | 8.307 | 8.601 | 8.848 | 8.643 | 8.921 | 9.229 | 10.061 | 10.281 | |||
| Russische Föderation | 23.377 | 23.644 | 28.722 | 26.495 | 28.701 | 28.765 | 24.072 | 29.269 | 26.795 | 22.777 | 24.926 | 23.337 | 23.759 | 19.569 | |
| Türkei | 138 | 277 | 928 | 3.180 | 3.885 | 4.434 | 4.392 | 4.766 | 5.352 | 6.230 | 8.175 | 7.156 | 7.871 | 7.920 | 8.234 |
| Großbritannien | 19.310 | 22.050 | 17.833 | 15.490 | 15.343 | 15.370 | 14.972 | 15.196 | 14.867 | 13.876 | 13.301 | 12.865 | 12.061 | 11.990 | 11.592 |
| Argentinien | 955 | 1.062 | 1.054 | 552 | 688 | 735 | 643 | 509 | 546 | 884 | 393 | 425 | 442 | 930 | 406 |
| Brasilien | 2.389 | 3.179 | 4.054 | 4.228 | 4.695 | 4.798 | 4.959 | 4.659 | 4.641 | 5.200 | 5.480 | 4.980 | 5.464 | 5.280 | 4.666 |
| Mexiko | 661 | 431 | 584 | 951 | 1.065 | 1.294 | 1.210 | 1.246 | 1.364 | 1.310 | 1.334 | 1.555 | 1.305 | 1.132 | 1.117 |
| Saudi Arabien | 16 | 76 | 119 | 288 | 347 | 491 | 652 | 715 | 1.070 | 909 | 1.078 | 1.188 | 1.294 | 1.398 | |
| Kanada | 2.549 | 4.187 | 5.183 | 4.550 | 4.754 | 4.709 | 4.567 | 4.198 | 4.277 | 4.078 | 4.053 | 4.349 | 4.238 | 4.452 | 4.710 |
| Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika | 90.643 | 164.795 | 207.867 | 241.977 | 247.750 | 268.782 | 287.831 | 285.096 | 288.335 | 295.327 | 293.904 | 285.095 | 285.113 | 269.586 | 262.244 |
| Indien | 1.147 | 2.206 | 4.721 | 8.853 | 8.841 | 9.553 | 10.669 | 12.040 | 12.579 | 13.199 | 14.961 | 16.289 | 19.454 | 23.141 | 26.267 |
| Südafrika | 1.093 | 895 | 1.003 | 821 | 656 | 608 | 638 | 802 | 889 | 704 | 728 | 657 | 567 | 542 | 1.804 |