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  1. 1United States49,343.2
  2. 2China36,528.2
  3. 3Brazil5,799.2
  4. 4Malaysia4,931
  5. 5Canada4,707
  6. 6Russian Federation4,217.3
  7. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.3,294
  8. 8Ghana3,282.9
  9. 9Indonesia3,258.1
  10. 10Nigeria2,462.3
  11. 11Mexico2,111
  12. 12Japan2,074.1
  13. 13Cote d'Ivoire1,938.8
  14. 14India1,746.2
  15. 15Korea, Rep.1,422.2
  16. 16Thailand1,361.5
  17. 17Sweden1,301.1
  18. 18Cameroon1,269.6
  19. 19Australia1,238
  20. 20Finland1,215.2
  21. 21Norway1,151.7
  22. 22Turkiye1,110.6
  23. 23France1,089.6
  24. 24Argentina851
  25. 25Italy838.1
  26. 26Tanzania790.6
  27. 27Viet Nam764.3
  28. 28Germany735.2
  29. 29Uganda684.9
  30. 30Poland652.9
  31. 31Nepal647.1
  32. 32Spain644.7
  33. 33Philippines556.6
  34. 34Greece496.1
  35. 35Lao PDR485.8
  36. 36Guatemala465.6
  37. 37Portugal461.1
  38. 38Mozambique452
  39. 39Gabon392.1
  40. 40Taiwan371.4
  41. 41Angola365.2
  42. 42Liberia359
  43. 43Myanmar357.9
  44. 44Jamaica345.2
  45. 45Peru338
  46. 46Ethiopia315.3
  47. 47Dominican Republic309.1
  48. 48Guinea307.9
  49. 49South Africa304.5
  50. 50Austria303.8
  51. 51Paraguay292.7
  52. 52Colombia274.7
  53. 53Ecuador265.2
  54. 54Ukraine257.7
  55. 55Honduras254.5
  56. 56Bolivia246.5
  57. 57Chile234.1
  58. 58Congo, Rep.232.9
  59. 59Zambia228.8
  60. 60Guyana224.4
  61. 61Equatorial Guinea222.3
  62. 62Sierra Leone221.9
  63. 63Central African Republic221.7
  64. 64Croatia216.2
  65. 65Belarus215.4
  66. 66Sri Lanka213.1
  67. 67Suriname212.6
  68. 68Switzerland203.7
  69. 69Trinidad and Tobago188.8
  70. 70Madagascar182.9
  71. 71Belgium170.7
  72. 72Kenya168.5
  73. 73Bosnia and Herzegovina153.2
  74. 74Bhutan137.5
  75. 75Puerto Rico (US)136.3
  76. 76Panama133.3
  77. 77Slovenia132.5
  78. 78El Salvador117.8
  79. 79Algeria116.3
  80. 80Belize115.9
  81. 81Papua New Guinea113.9
  82. 82Estonia112.7
  83. 83Venezuela, RB105.5
  84. 84Bahamas, The101.6
  85. 85Romania99.6
  86. 86New Zealand99.4
  87. 87Serbia98.5
  88. 88Latvia98.4
  89. 89Netherlands97.5
  90. 90Cambodia96.7
  91. 91Bulgaria92.5
  92. 92Costa Rica87.7
  93. 93Lithuania82.5
  94. 94Montenegro78.8
  95. 95Czechia76.8
  96. 96Grenada75.6
  97. 97Uruguay67.5
  98. 98Brunei Darussalam65.7
  99. 99Singapore54.8
  100. 100Solomon Islands51
  101. 101Lebanon49.1
  102. 102Hungary47
  103. 103Georgia46.4
  104. 104Guinea-Bissau46
  105. 105New Caledonia44.8
  106. 106United Kingdom44.5
  107. 107Rwanda42.7
  108. 108Albania42.2
  109. 109Eswatini36
  110. 110Slovak Republic35.1
  111. 111Denmark34.4
  112. 112Morocco30.1
  113. 113Korea, Dem. People's Rep.29.5
  114. 114Zimbabwe29.4
  115. 115South Sudan25.7
  116. 116Nicaragua24.8
  117. 117Cayman Islands21.5
  118. 118Burundi20.4
  119. 119North Macedonia19.4
  120. 120Haiti19
  121. 121Cuba18.9
  122. 122Pakistan17.5
  123. 123Azerbaijan15.2
  124. 124Togo13.7
  125. 125Antigua and Barbuda13.4
  126. 126Maldives11.3
  127. 127Kazakhstan10.8
  128. 128Bangladesh10.7
  129. 129Fiji10.6
  130. 130Comoros10.3
  131. 131Tunisia8.8
  132. 132Dominica8.7
  133. 133Malawi8.5
  134. 134St. Lucia7.8
  135. 135Luxembourg6.5
  136. 136Turks and Caicos Islands6.5
  137. 137Timor-Leste6.2
  138. 138Virgin Islands (U.S.)5.4
  139. 139Andorra4.7
  140. 140Moldova4.7
  141. 141Israel4.5
  142. 142Egypt, Arab Rep.4.3
  143. 143Ireland3.7
  144. 144Armenia3.6
  145. 145Benin3.4
  146. 146Senegal2.9
  147. 147Vanuatu2.7
  148. 148St. Vincent and the Grenadines2.3
  149. 149Palau2.1
  150. 150Curacao1.6
  151. 151Barbados1.5
  152. 152Kyrgyz Republic1.1
  153. 153Liechtenstein1.1
  154. 154Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1
  155. 155Libya0.97
  156. 156St. Kitts and Nevis0.66
  157. 157Iran, Islamic Rep.0.5
  158. 158Gambia, The0.45
  159. 159Cyprus0.44
  160. 160Uzbekistan0.35
  161. 161West Bank and Gaza0.33
  162. 162Syrian Arab Republic0.25
  163. 163San Marino0.17
  164. 164Namibia0.15
  165. 165British Virgin Islands0.07
  166. 166Botswana0
  167. 166Burkina Faso0
  168. 166Afghanistan0
  169. 166Chad0
  170. 166Mali0

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