Year metric tons 1960 3000 1961 3000 1962 3000 1963 3200 1964 3400 1965 3500 1966 3500 1967 3500 1968 3800 1969 3800 1970 3900 1971 3900 1972 4700 1973 4700 1974 4800 1975 5036 1976 5589 1977 7935 1978 9250 1979 20243 1980 20404 1981 23608 1982 24931 1983 24227 1984 25633 1985 26113 1986 26440.4 1987 27774.5 1988 29120 1989 29475.3 1990 33175.77 1991 29518.38 1992 25188.2 1993 28814 1994 30116 1995 30307 1996 26622 1997 29721 1998 30667.61 1999 39206 2000 42366 2001 45106 2002 40320 2003 37237.8 2004 49632.66 2005 47390 2006 48733 2007 47247 2008 46595 2009 46387 2010 41943 2011 46907 2012 46851 2013 42639 2014 43312 2015 41266 2016 44826 2017 47500 2018 42729.41 2019 41698.87 2020 37597.12 2021 33009.48 2022 32626.2