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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australien | 13.278 | 20.073 | 21.302 | 22.478 | 23.143 | 23.731 | 26.656 | 23.968 | 26.314 | 25.774 | 26.403 | 27.200 | 27.121 | 26.926 | 29.443 |
| China | 4.305 | 26.560 | 79.842 | 98.111 | 110.583 | 117.464 | 120.200 | 127.042 | 133.612 | 133.522 | 135.885 | 148.187 | 157.093 | 152.342 | 159.019 |
| Indonesien | 3.733 | 4.069 | 5.122 | 5.297 | 6.787 | 7.321 | 8.095 | 8.538 | 7.032 | 8.347 | 8.388 | 6.851 | 7.403 | ||
| Japan | 34.360 | 49.501 | 59.118 | 54.517 | 55.030 | 55.783 | 56.705 | 60.030 | 59.882 | 58.137 | 58.189 | 59.937 | 62.597 | 61.124 | 66.748 |
| Republik Korea | 16.738 | 29.179 | 38.733 | 38.296 | 40.890 | 40.779 | 44.611 | 46.219 | 46.419 | 45.406 | 45.691 | 47.431 | 47.372 | 46.282 | 51.753 |
| Frankreich | 4.260 | 3.483 | 2.948 | 1.832 | 2.099 | 2.092 | 2.196 | 2.033 | 1.994 | 2.012 | 1.832 | 1.919 | 1.766 | 1.542 | 1.373 |
| Deutschland | 8.605 | 10.406 | 11.855 | 12.198 | 12.458 | 14.720 | 15.814 | 17.811 | 19.509 | 19.419 | 19.927 | 21.281 | 20.802 | 19.845 | 18.747 |
| Italien | 1.396 | 846 | 927 | 871 | 905 | 781 | 973 | 1.031 | 900 | 898 | 947 | 797 | |||
| Russische Föderation | 8.960 | 8.609 | 13.778 | 14.919 | 15.510 | 16.149 | 16.236 | 16.248 | 14.792 | 14.106 | 13.031 | 12.174 | 11.225 | 11.408 | |
| Türkei | 1.090 | 3.156 | 218 | 177 | 228 | 232 | 269 | 331 | 489 | 618 | 380 | 310 | 217 | 238 | 242 |
| Großbritannien | 8.928 | 10.697 | 10.155 | 6.439 | 6.916 | 7.865 | 7.966 | 7.844 | 7.934 | 8.183 | 8.771 | 8.076 | 7.189 | 8.659 | 7.263 |
| Argentinien | 1.955 | 5.574 | 4.215 | 4.165 | 4.133 | 4.078 | 4.129 | 4.173 | 3.579 | 2.925 | 3.050 | 3.242 | 3.260 | 2.562 | 3.263 |
| Brasilien | 5.148 | 14.104 | 14.444 | 20.771 | 23.954 | 25.637 | 25.925 | 25.683 | 25.578 | 22.810 | 20.178 | 19.877 | 19.932 | 19.058 | 19.566 |
| Mexiko | 4.400 | 12.630 | 13.851 | 13.625 | 12.990 | 14.020 | 14.234 | 14.889 | 16.707 | 16.103 | 15.850 | 14.869 | 14.636 | 13.180 | 15.044 |
| Saudi Arabien | 439 | 797 | 374 | 643 | 643 | 440 | 135 | 1.691 | 2.196 | 2.282 | 2.321 | 2.463 | 2.274 | 2.581 | |
| Kanada | 24.375 | 35.435 | 34.705 | 30.899 | 30.357 | 30.533 | 30.174 | 31.283 | 32.687 | 30.667 | 30.969 | 31.812 | 32.250 | 30.113 | 32.445 |
| Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika | 80.520 | 131.100 | 182.866 | 248.249 | 255.832 | 274.033 | 283.781 | 293.706 | 301.075 | 310.244 | 313.052 | 312.046 | 336.340 | 327.586 | 329.229 |
| Indien | 2.673 | 6.332 | 19.661 | 30.909 | 33.450 | 34.402 | 32.362 | 30.814 | 33.079 | 31.858 | 31.621 | 33.766 | 34.173 | 33.630 | 35.306 |
| Südafrika | 4.943 | 2.400 | 6.001 | 5.562 | 6.589 | 6.836 | 6.657 | 6.750 | 6.608 | 6.506 | 6.816 | 6.258 | 6.347 | 6.146 | 9.156 |