Year per person 1800 1.531 1820 1.531 1913 2.825 1970 22.19 1971 23.35 1972 24.22 1973 25.01 1974 26.18 1975 26.66 1976 28.1 1977 38.02 1978 40.21 1979 41.77 1980 44.97 1981 45.1 1982 43.88 1983 43.25 1984 42.06 1985 40.77 1986 38.13 1987 38.17 1988 38.35 1989 40.97 1990 41.3 1991 41.85 1992 43.05 1993 45 1994 47.57 1995 48.6 1996 49.74 1997 51.03 1998 50.22 1999 49.88 2000 48.87 2001 49.57 2002 49.55 2003 49.87 2004 49.92 2005 49.78 2006 49.99 2007 50.53 2008 50.83