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213 countries · 2015–2019
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Value
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1
Canada
86.61M
2
Russian Federation
49.83M
3
Kazakhstan
16.72M
4
United States
14.09M
5
China
11.36M
6
Brazil
9.16M
7
Turkmenistan
8.93M
8
Azerbaijan
7.94M
9
Iran, Islamic Rep.
6.13M
10
Tanzania
5.55M
11
Uganda
3.62M
12
Congo, Dem. Rep.
3.53M
13
Sweden
3.36M
14
Argentina
3.07M
15
Finland
2.88M
16
Malawi
2.33M
17
Indonesia
2.08M
18
India
1.82M
19
Greenland
1.54M
20
Mongolia
1.39M
21
Norway
1.35M
22
Chile
1.26M
23
Peru
1.25M
24
Australia
1.2M
25
Kenya
1.17M
26
Zambia
1.15M
27
Turkiye
1.1M
28
Ukraine
1.07M
29
Mozambique
1.04M
30
Mexico
1.04M
31
Venezuela, RB
1.02M
32
Uzbekistan
1.01M
33
Bolivia
1M
34
Nicaragua
954,230
35
Colombia
741,210
36
Kyrgyz Republic
720,450
37
Ethiopia
717,580
38
Egypt, Arab Rep.
670,760
39
Myanmar
642,500
40
Ghana
579,220
41
Iraq
519,810
42
Bangladesh
498,810
43
Thailand
493,160
44
New Zealand
475,950
45
Viet Nam
445,640
46
Papua New Guinea
395,430
47
Cambodia
389,010
48
Uruguay
383,330
49
Philippines
367,860
50
Japan
344,950
51
Germany
337,780
52
Sudan
336,670
53
Paraguay
336,290
54
Nigeria
336,280
55
Malaysia
331,890
56
Zimbabwe
322,680
57
Poland
317,000
58
Pakistan
313,860
59
South Africa
291,540
60
France
265,500
61
Italy
260,020
62
United Kingdom
237,030
63
Spain
216,820
64
Iceland
207,880
65
Estonia
205,820
66
Cuba
202,970
67
Burundi
194,820
68
Denmark
194,040
69
Suriname
183,190
70
Ecuador
179,970
71
Lao PDR
176,680
72
Mali
170,700
73
Madagascar
167,840
74
Cameroon
165,160
75
Romania
163,570
76
Belarus
163,300
77
Congo, Rep.
161,940
78
Chad
158,500
79
Tajikistan
151,720
80
Rwanda
150,090
81
Greece
141,880
82
Gabon
135,170
83
Switzerland
133,910
84
Armenia
133,460
85
Bahamas, The
124,580
86
Guatemala
112,880
87
Ireland
111,530
88
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
110,830
89
Hungary
109,150
90
Syrian Arab Republic
104,370
91
Sri Lanka
96,890
92
Guyana
96,040
93
Cote d'Ivoire
95,380
94
Korea, Rep.
88,100
95
Latvia
85,210
96
Lithuania
84,630
97
Bulgaria
84,090
98
Saudi Arabia
82,170
99
Netherlands
80,930
100
Honduras
75,870
101
Angola
70,590
102
Portugal
64,800
103
Afghanistan
63,790
104
Austria
58,730
105
Morocco
57,990
106
Serbia
52,100
107
North Macedonia
49,840
108
Yemen, Rep.
48,770
109
Albania
48,600
110
Dominican Republic
48,020
111
South Sudan
46,580
112
Czechia
45,360
113
Botswana
45,060
114
Israel
44,920
115
Jordan
44,410
116
Taiwan
44,250
117
Burkina Faso
44,130
118
Panama
42,730
119
Algeria
41,660
120
Senegal
39,830
121
Central African Republic
37,830
122
Croatia
35,050
123
Fiji
31,350
124
Tunisia
28,760
125
Georgia
28,010
126
Belize
26,630
127
Solomon Islands
25,450
128
Moldova
25,430
129
Slovak Republic
24,740
130
Montenegro
24,670
131
El Salvador
24,340
132
Haiti
23,220
133
Namibia
20,810
134
Mauritania
19,930
135
West Bank and Gaza
18,030
136
Bosnia and Herzegovina
18,000
137
Costa Rica
17,820
138
Niger
16,100
139
Oman
15,430
140
Nepal
15,380
141
Djibouti
13,530
142
Belgium
12,820
143
Benin
11,420
144
Eritrea
9,320
145
New Caledonia
9,290
146
Vanuatu
8,870
147
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
8,590
148
Sierra Leone
7,290
149
Guinea
7,110
150
United Arab Emirates
5,970
151
Togo
5,560
152
Libya
5,120
153
Bhutan
4,910
154
Brunei Darussalam
4,860
155
Puerto Rico (US)
4,530
156
Eswatini
4,070
157
Turks and Caicos Islands
3,930
158
Slovenia
3,540
159
Lesotho
3,480
160
Kuwait
2,950
161
Cyprus
2,820
162
Qatar
2,730
163
Guinea-Bissau
2,560
164
Gambia, The
2,220
165
Singapore
2,210
166
Jamaica
2,110
167
Trinidad and Tobago
2,060
168
Antigua and Barbuda
1,850
169
Hong Kong SAR, China
1,700
170
Equatorial Guinea
1,650
171
Timor-Leste
1,640
172
Liberia
1,530
173
Mauritius
1,350
174
British Virgin Islands
1,150
175
Faroe Islands
1,090
176
Palau
990
177
Tonga
970
178
Lebanon
920
179
Bahrain
770
180
Cayman Islands
750
181
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
620
182
Cabo Verde
600
183
Maldives
430
184
St. Lucia
420
185
St. Kitts and Nevis
410
186
Luxembourg
400
187
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
390
188
Isle of Man
290
189
Comoros
280
190
Grenada
270
191
Malta
260
192
Aruba
260
193
Dominica
210
194
Seychelles
110
195
Barbados
80
196
Macao SAR, China
40
197
Andorra
40
198
Liechtenstein
40
199
Monaco
0
200
Naoero
0
201
Guam
0
202
Marshall Islands
0
203
American Samoa
0
204
Sao Tome and Principe
0
205
San Marino
0
206
Kiribati
0
207
Tuvalu
0
208
Samoa
0
209
Gibraltar
0
210
Northern Mariana Islands
0
211
French Polynesia
0
212
Bermuda
0
213
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0
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