| Characteristic | Consumption in million metric tons |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 189.66 |
| 2023 | 184.45 |
| 2022 | 190.52 |
| 2021 | 190.19 |
| 2020 | 185.49 |
| 2019 | 191.36 |
| 2018 | 196.3 |
| 2017 | 188.26 |
| 2016 | 185.63 |
| 2015 | 183.75 |
| 2014 | 182.88 |
| 2013 | 180.39 |
| 2012 | 181.89 |
| 2011 | 184.37 |
| 2010 | 182.28 |
| 2009 | 171.56 |
| 2008 | 190.71 |
| 2007 | 194.43 |
| 2006 | 190.33 |
| 2005 | 190.58 |
| 2004 | 189.15 |
| 2003 | 181.96 |
| 2002 | 179.53 |
| 2001 | 175.88 |
| 2000 | 183.11 |
| 1999 | 176.86 |
| 1998 | 175.44 |
| 1997 | 177.3 |
| 1996 | 167.18 |
| 1995 | 181.32 |
| 1994 | 177.87 |
| 1993 | 164.49 |
| 1992 | 164.65 |
| 1991 | 166.66 |
| 1990 | 165.98 |
| 1989 | 166.55 |
| 1988 | 162.46 |
| 1987 | 156.77 |
| 1986 | 147.09 |
| 1985 | 140.6 |
| 1984 | 138.68 |
| 1983 | 129.86 |
| 1982 | 122.33 |
| 1981 | 127.72 |
| 1980 | 127.7 |
| 1979 | 125.74 |
| 1978 | 120.27 |
| 1977 | 114.05 |
| 1976 | 112.52 |
| 1975 | 102.84 |
| 1974 | 117.25 |
| 1973 | 114 |
| 1972 | 108.18 |
| 1971 | 102.44 |
| 1970 | 102.66 |
| 1969 | 98.85 |
| 1968 | 92.52 |
| 1967 | 86.43 |
| 1966 | 84.48 |
| 1965 | 78.36 |
| 1964 | 74.16 |
| 1963 | 68.64 |
| 1962 | 63.98 |
| 1961 | 61.94 |
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Release date
January 2026
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Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
1961 to 2024
Supplementary notes
Figures calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ according to the data provided by the source (consumption = production + imports - exports).
Figures have been rounded.
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