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  1. 1China839
  2. 2United States306.2
  3. 3India136.8
  4. 4Japan96.7
  5. 5Germany74.1
  6. 6Brazil71.3
  7. 7Spain56.5
  8. 8Australia50.2
  9. 9Italy36.2
  10. 10Korea, Rep.32.7
  11. 11Turkiye30.4
  12. 12Viet Nam25.9
  13. 13Mexico25.7
  14. 14France23.2
  15. 15Netherlands21.6
  16. 16Chile20.7
  17. 17United Arab Emirates15.2
  18. 18Taiwan14.9
  19. 19Poland14.8
  20. 20United Kingdom14.8
  21. 21Greece10.2
  22. 22Israel10.1
  23. 23Austria9.4
  24. 24Canada9.4
  25. 25Hungary9
  26. 26Belgium8.6
  27. 27Saudi Arabia8.2
  28. 28Portugal7.1
  29. 29South Africa6.6
  30. 30Egypt, Arab Rep.6.1
  31. 31Ukraine6.1
  32. 32Switzerland5.9
  33. 33Thailand5.4
  34. 34Bulgaria5.4
  35. 35Romania4.6
  36. 36Uzbekistan4.3
  37. 37Sweden4.1
  38. 38Argentina4
  39. 39Denmark3.9
  40. 40Philippines3.8
  41. 41Czechia3.6
  42. 42Malaysia3.5
  43. 43Colombia3.3
  44. 44Russian Federation2.9
  45. 45Sri Lanka2.6
  46. 46Morocco2.1
  47. 47Qatar2
  48. 48Oman1.9
  49. 49Kazakhstan1.9
  50. 50Slovenia1.8
  51. 51Pakistan1.7
  52. 52Peru1.4
  53. 53Lithuania1.4
  54. 54Finland1.3
  55. 55Singapore1.3
  56. 56Bangladesh1.3
  57. 57Estonia1.1
  58. 58Ireland1.1
  59. 59Cyprus1.1
  60. 60Indonesia0.92
  61. 61Iran, Islamic Rep.0.9
  62. 62Croatia0.82
  63. 63Slovak Republic0.69
  64. 64Algeria0.69
  65. 65New Zealand0.61
  66. 66Norway0.55
  67. 67Azerbaijan0.55
  68. 68Luxembourg0.48
  69. 69Latvia0.4
  70. 70Iraq0.38
  71. 71Hong Kong SAR, China0.32
  72. 72North Macedonia0.31
  73. 73Belarus0.15
  74. 74Kuwait0.13
  75. 75Ecuador0.04
  76. 76Trinidad and Tobago0.01
  77. 77Turkmenistan0.01
  78. 78Venezuela, RB0
  79. 79Iceland0

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