REGION/COUNTRY

92/93

93/94

94/95

95/96

96/97

97/98

98/99

99/00

Western hemisphere

Brazil

2.837

3,727

4,986

5,502

5,921

8,051

11,247

9,000

Cuba

3.968

3,264

2,778

3,798

3,622

2,569

3,244

3,350

Guatemala

605

934

904

883

1,052

1,277

1,185

1,150

Mexico

0

0

191

629

731

1,160

523

560

United states

515

454

571

450

528

240

145

165

Europe

EU-15

6,853

8,244

7,856

6,611

7,403

8,848

7,767

9,150

Ukraine

1,780

1,550

1,670

1,950

1,202

116

160

125

Africa & middle east

South Africa

67

161

389

751

988

1,043

1,121

1,100

Oceania & Asia

Australia

3,591

4,053

4,246

4,527

4,033

4,583

3,864

4,200

China

2,320

1,102

540

830

432

277

573

325

India

451

32

31

847

705

413

290

250

Pakistan

50

141

369

2

0

440

629

50

Thailand

2,464

3,036

3,729

4,850

3,816

2,623

3,201

3,800

Subtotal

25,501

26,698

28,259

31,630

30,435

31,640

33,947

33,225

Others

7,108

7,392

7,274

7,354

9,065

9,493

8,492

8,650

World

32,609

34,090

35,533

38,984

39,500

41,133

42,439

41,875

Leading exporters

78.2%

78.3%

79.5%

81.1%

77.1%

76.9%

80.0%

79.3%

As % of world

Source: f.o. licht history.

 * Sci forecast

REGION/COUNTRY

92/93

93/94

94/95

95/96

96/97

97/98

98/99

99/00

00/01

WESTERN HEMISPHERE

CANADA

1,107

1,155

1,091

1,099

1,054

1,107

1,155

1,150

1,170

MEXICO

116

105

60

147

207

31

22

22

22

UNITED STATES

1,859

1,766

1,617

2,399

3,024

2,229

1,852

1,725

1,925

EUROPE

EU-15

3,625

3,558

4,453

4,104

4,024

4,602

4,323

4,250

4,150

RUSSIA

4,350

3,350

2,077

3,929

2,587

4,746

5,220

5,500

3,800

UKRAINE

570

65

95

460

135

153

201

250

450

AFRICA &MIDDLE EAST

ALGERIA

882

907

877

917

924

921

929

936

946

EGYPT

550

589

925

920

1,128

1,204

1,279

1,030

1,068

NIGERIA

604

439

428

601

634

898

826

889

924

OCEANIA & ASIA

CHINA

561

1,331

2,907

1,945

1,094

410

543

375

1,500

INDIA

0

1,383

987

283

53

890

1,165

400

0

INDONESIA

378

198

513

1,355

1,499

685

2,291

1,700

1,895

IRAN

789

717

1,078

946

1,362

1,143

1,010

1,113

1,163

JAPAN

1,730

1,706

1,774

1,705

1,652

1,606

1,551

1,300

1,280

MAIAYSIA

873

956

983

1,059

1,148

974

1,187

1,200

1,250

PAKISTAN

57

49

167

206

739

101

1

500

650

PHILIPPINES

13

29

102

853

137

91

627

350

400

SOUTH KOREA

1,197

1,284

1,320

1,351

1,435

1,367

1,365

1,385

1,425

SUBTOTAL

19,261

19,584

21,453

24,280

22,837,

23,158

25,545

24,075

24,018

OTHERS

12,264

12,992

13,559

14,440

14,678

16,419

15,607

15,700

15,800

WORLD

31,525

32,576

35,012

38,719

37,515

39,576

41,152

39,775

39,818

LEADING IMPORTERS

AS % OF WORLD

61.1%

60.1%

61.3%

62.7%

60.9%

58.5%

62.1%

60.5%

60.3%