<P> In 2017, total world crude steel production was 1,674.7 million metric tonnes (mmt). The biggest steel producing country is currently China, which accounted for 49.7% of world steel production in 2017 . In 2008, 2009 and 2015 output fell in the majority of steel - producing countries as a result of the global recession . In 2010 and 2016, it started to rise again . </P> <P> This is a list of countries by steel production in 1967, 1980, 1990, 2000 and from 2007 to 2017, based on data provided by the World Steel Association . All countries with annual production of crude steel at least 2 million metric tons are listed . </P> <Table> Crude steel production (million metric tons): <Tr> <Th> Rank (2017) </Th> <Th> Country / Region </Th> <Th> 2017 </Th> <Th> 2016 </Th> <Th> 2015 </Th> <Th> 2014 </Th> <Th> 2013 </Th> <Th> 2012 </Th> <Th> 2011 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 2009 </Th> <Th> 2008 </Th> <Th> 2007 </Th> <Th> 2000 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 1980 </Th> <Th> 1967 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> 1674.7 </Td> <Td> 1628.0 </Td> <Td> 1620.4 </Td> <Td> 1670.1 </Td> <Td> 1649.3 </Td> <Td> 1552.9 </Td> <Td> 1490.1 </Td> <Td> 1413.6 </Td> <Td> 1219.7 </Td> <Td> 1326.5 </Td> <Td> 1351.3 </Td> <Td> 850.1 </Td> <Td> 770.4 </Td> <Td> 716.4 </Td> <Td> 497.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> People's Republic of China </Td> <Td> 831.7 </Td> <Td> 808.4 </Td> <Td> 803.8 </Td> <Td> 822.7 </Td> <Td> 779.0 </Td> <Td> 724.7 </Td> <Td> 683.3 </Td> <Td> 626.7 </Td> <Td> 573.6 </Td> <Td> 500.3 </Td> <Td> 494.9 </Td> <Td> 128.5 </Td> <Td> 66.4 </Td> <Td> 37.1 </Td> <Td> 14.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - </Td> <Td> European Union </Td> <Td> 168.7 </Td> <Td> 162.3 </Td> <Td> 166.2 </Td> <Td> 169.3 </Td> <Td> 166.4 </Td> <Td> 168.6 </Td> <Td> 177.7 </Td> <Td> 172.8 </Td> <Td> 139.3 </Td> <Td> 198.2 </Td> <Td> 210.2 </Td> <Td> 193.5 </Td> <Td> 191.8 </Td> <Td> 208.0 </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 104.7 </Td> <Td> 104.8 </Td> <Td> 105.2 </Td> <Td> 110.7 </Td> <Td> 110.6 </Td> <Td> 107.2 </Td> <Td> 107.6 </Td> <Td> 109.6 </Td> <Td> 87.5 </Td> <Td> 118.7 </Td> <Td> 120.2 </Td> <Td> 106.4 </Td> <Td> 110.3 </Td> <Td> 111.4 </Td> <Td> 62.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 101.4 </Td> <Td> 95.6 </Td> <Td> 89.6 </Td> <Td> 87.3 </Td> <Td> 81.2 </Td> <Td> 77.3 </Td> <Td> 72.2 </Td> <Td> 68.3 </Td> <Td> 62.8 </Td> <Td> 57.8 </Td> <Td> 53.5 </Td> <Td> 26.9 </Td> <Td> 15.0 </Td> <Td> 9.5 </Td> <Td> 6.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 81.6 </Td> <Td> 78.6 </Td> <Td> 78.9 </Td> <Td> 88.2 </Td> <Td> 87.0 </Td> <Td> 88.6 </Td> <Td> 86.2 </Td> <Td> 80.6 </Td> <Td> 58.2 </Td> <Td> 91.4 </Td> <Td> 98.1 </Td> <Td> 101.8 </Td> <Td> 89.7 </Td> <Td> 101.4 </Td> <Td> 115.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 71.3 </Td> <Td> 70.8 </Td> <Td> 71.1 </Td> <Td> 71.5 </Td> <Td> 69.4 </Td> <Td> 70.6 </Td> <Td> 68.7 </Td> <Td> 66.9 </Td> <Td> 60.0 </Td> <Td> 68.5 </Td> <Td> 72.4 </Td> <Td> 59.1 </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 71.1 </Td> <Td> 68.6 </Td> <Td> 69.7 </Td> <Td> 71.5 </Td> <Td> 66.0 </Td> <Td> 69.3 </Td> <Td> 68.5 </Td> <Td> 58.5 </Td> <Td> 48.6 </Td> <Td> 53.6 </Td> <Td> 51.5 </Td> <Td> 43.1 </Td> <Td> 23.1 </Td> <Td> 8.5 </Td> <Td> 0.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 43.6 </Td> <Td> 42.1 </Td> <Td> 42.7 </Td> <Td> 42.9 </Td> <Td> 42.6 </Td> <Td> 42.7 </Td> <Td> 44.3 </Td> <Td> 43.8 </Td> <Td> 32.7 </Td> <Td> 45.8 </Td> <Td> 48.6 </Td> <Td> 46.4 </Td> <Td> 44.0 </Td> <Td> 51.1 </Td> <Td> 41.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 37.5 </Td> <Td> 33.2 </Td> <Td> 31.5 </Td> <Td> 34.0 </Td> <Td> 34.7 </Td> <Td> 35.9 </Td> <Td> 34.1 </Td> <Td> 29.0 </Td> <Td> 25.3 </Td> <Td> 26.8 </Td> <Td> 25.8 </Td> <Td> 14.3 </Td> <Td> 9.4 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 1.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 34.4 </Td> <Td> 30.2 </Td> <Td> 33.3 </Td> <Td> 33.9 </Td> <Td> 34.2 </Td> <Td> 34.7 </Td> <Td> 35.2 </Td> <Td> 32.8 </Td> <Td> 26.5 </Td> <Td> 33.7 </Td> <Td> 33.8 </Td> <Td> 27.9 </Td> <Td> 20.6 </Td> <Td> 15.3 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 24.0 </Td> <Td> 23.3 </Td> <Td> 22.0 </Td> <Td> 23.7 </Td> <Td> 24.1 </Td> <Td> 27.2 </Td> <Td> 28.7 </Td> <Td> 25.8 </Td> <Td> 19.7 </Td> <Td> 30.6 </Td> <Td> 31.6 </Td> <Td> 26.8 </Td> <Td> 25.5 </Td> <Td> 26.5 </Td> <Td> 15.9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> 23.2 </Td> <Td> 21.8 </Td> <Td> 21.4 </Td> <Td> 23.1 </Td> <Td> 22.3 </Td> <Td> 20.7 </Td> <Td> 20.2 </Td> <Td> 19.8 </Td> <Td> 15.8 </Td> <Td> 19.9 </Td> <Td> 20.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 22.7 </Td> <Td> 24.2 </Td> <Td> 22.9 </Td> <Td> 27.2 </Td> <Td> 32.8 </Td> <Td> 32.9 </Td> <Td> 35.3 </Td> <Td> 33.6 </Td> <Td> 29.9 </Td> <Td> 37.3 </Td> <Td> 42.8 </Td> <Td> 31.8 </Td> <Td> 54.6 </Td> <Td> 52.3 </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 21.8 </Td> <Td> 17.9 </Td> <Td> 16.1 </Td> <Td> 16.3 </Td> <Td> 15.4 </Td> <Td> 14.5 </Td> <Td> 13.0 </Td> <Td> 12.0 </Td> <Td> 10.9 </Td> <Td> 10.0 </Td> <Td> 10.1 </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 20.0 </Td> <Td> 19.0 </Td> <Td> 18.3 </Td> <Td> 19.0 </Td> <Td> 18.2 </Td> <Td> 18.1 </Td> <Td> 18.1 </Td> <Td> 17.0 </Td> <Td> 14.2 </Td> <Td> 17.2 </Td> <Td> 17.6 </Td> <Td> 15.6 </Td> <Td> 8.7 </Td> <Td> 7.1 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 15.5 </Td> <Td> 14.6 </Td> <Td> 15.0 </Td> <Td> 16.1 </Td> <Td> 15.7 </Td> <Td> 15.6 </Td> <Td> 15.8 </Td> <Td> 15.4 </Td> <Td> 12.8 </Td> <Td> 17.9 </Td> <Td> 19.3 </Td> <Td> 21.0 </Td> <Td> 19.0 </Td> <Td> 23.1 </Td> <Td> 19.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 14.5 </Td> <Td> 13.6 </Td> <Td> 14.9 </Td> <Td> 14.3 </Td> <Td> 13.7 </Td> <Td> 13.6 </Td> <Td> 15.6 </Td> <Td> 16.3 </Td> <Td> 14.3 </Td> <Td> 18.6 </Td> <Td> 19.0 </Td> <Td> 15.8 </Td> <Td> 12.9 </Td> <Td> 12.8 </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 13.7 </Td> <Td> 12.7 </Td> <Td> 12.5 </Td> <Td> 12.7 </Td> <Td> 12.4 </Td> <Td> 13.5 </Td> <Td> 13.1 </Td> <Td> 13.0 </Td> <Td> 9.0 </Td> <Td> 14.8 </Td> <Td> 15.6 </Td> <Td> 16.6 </Td> <Td> 12.3 </Td> <Td> 15.9 </Td> <Td> 8.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 10.3 </Td> <Td> 8.9 </Td> <Td> 9.1 </Td> <Td> 8.6 </Td> <Td> 8.0 </Td> <Td> 8.4 </Td> <Td> 8.8 </Td> <Td> 8.0 </Td> <Td> 7.2 </Td> <Td> 9.7 </Td> <Td> 10.6 </Td> <Td> 10.5 </Td> <Td> 13.6 </Td> <Td> 19.5 </Td> <Td> 10.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 10.3 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 5.9 </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 4.9 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> 0.3 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 8.1 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> 7.7 </Td> <Td> 7.9 </Td> <Td> 7.9 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> 7.5 </Td> <Td> 7.2 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 7.6 </Td> <Td> 7.6 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 7.7 </Td> <Td> 7.7 </Td> <Td> 7.2 </Td> <Td> 7.3 </Td> <Td> 7.1 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> 8.1 </Td> <Td> 8.1 </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> <Td> 10.7 </Td> <Td> 10.7 </Td> <Td> 11.6 </Td> <Td> 11.5 </Td> <Td> 12.3 </Td> <Td> 9.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 7.5 </Td> <Td> 7.6 </Td> <Td> 10.8 </Td> <Td> 12.1 </Td> <Td> 11.9 </Td> <Td> 9.6 </Td> <Td> 9.5 </Td> <Td> 9.7 </Td> <Td> 10.1 </Td> <Td> 13.5 </Td> <Td> 14.3 </Td> <Td> 15.2 </Td> <Td> 17.8 </Td> <Td> 11.3 </Td> <Td> 24.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 6.8 </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> <Td> 6.5 </Td> <Td> 6.8 </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> 6.5 </Td> <Td> 6.7 </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> <Td> 6.2 </Td> <Td> 6.2 </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> 0.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 6.8 </Td> <Td> 6.9 </Td> <Td> 7.0 </Td> <Td> 7.0 </Td> <Td> 6.7 </Td> <Td> 6.9 </Td> <Td> 6.9 </Td> <Td> 6.7 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 6.8 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 5.4 </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 3.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 6.3 </Td> <Td> 6.1 </Td> <Td> 7.6 </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> 7.2 </Td> <Td> 7.1 </Td> <Td> 6.7 </Td> <Td> 8.5 </Td> <Td> 7.5 </Td> <Td> 8.3 </Td> <Td> 9.1 </Td> <Td> 8.5 </Td> <Td> 8.7 </Td> <Td> 9.1 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 4.9 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 4.9 </Td> <Td> 6.4 </Td> <Td> 7.3 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 7.6 </Td> <Td> 7.9 </Td> <Td> 7.1 </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> 7.6 </Td> <Td> 6.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> 0.8 </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 6.3 </Td> <Td> 5.4 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> 4.9 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> <Td> 3.9 </Td> <Td> 4.1 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 4.62 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> 4.9 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 4.1 </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> <Td> 5.4 </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 1.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 5.4 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 6.4 </Td> <Td> 7.1 </Td> <Td> 6.2 </Td> <Td> 9.7 </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 4.1 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> <Td> 2.1 </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 3.9 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> 4.1 </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 4.1 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 4.1 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 0.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 3.4 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> 3.9 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 6.3 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 9.7 </Td> <Td> 13.2 </Td> <Td> 4.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> 0.2 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> <Td> 5.9 </Td> <Td> 4.1 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 6.4 </Td> <Td> 6.9 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> 0.2 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 2.1 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> <Td> 0.6 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> 2.1 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 2.1 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 2.1 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 2.1 </Td> <Td> 2.1 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> 0.8 </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> <Td> 0.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Others </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> 28.4 </Td> <Td> 29.5 </Td> <Td> 29.9 </Td> <Td> 26.5 (est .) </Td> <Td> 23.3 (est .) </Td> <Td> 28.6 (est .) </Td> <Td> 30.7 (est .) </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank (2017) </Th> <Th> Country / Region </Th> <Th> 2017 </Th> <Th> 2016 </Th> <Th> 2015 </Th> <Th> 2014 </Th> <Th> 2013 </Th> <Th> 2012 </Th> <Th> 2011 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 2009 </Th> <Th> 2008 </Th> <Th> 2007 </Th> <Th> 2000 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 1980 </Th> <Th> 1967 </Th> </Tr>

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