Year per person 1971 3.19 1972 2.828 1973 2.704 1974 2.702 1975 2.699 1976 2.78 1977 2.831 1978 3.153 1979 3.534 1980 4.191 1981 4.238 1982 4.461 1983 4.618 1984 4.892 1985 5.308 1986 5.209 1987 4.652 1988 5.74 1989 5.626 1990 6.412 1991 7.261 1992 7.777 1993 8.178 1994 8.754 1995 9.361 1996 9.576 1997 9.507 1998 8.4 1999 7.883 2000 8.04 2001 5.958 2002 8.7 2003 9.251 2004 9.969 2005 10.53 2006 13.07 2007 14.6 2008 15.06