Table 1

Selected World Statisticsa

 197019801990199119921993199419951996
Gross domestic productb (billion 1996 US $)15,700.022,900.030,700.031,000.031,700.032,400.033,500.034,600.035,900.0
Population (million persons, midyear)3,706.04,455.05,276.05,359.05,441.05,522.05,603.05,686.05,767.0
Exports (billion US $)298.31,920.83,379.13,477.63,731.83,725.54,239.35,079.55,250.3
Crude oil, excluding natural gas liquids (million b/d)45.759.560.660.160.059.860.561.963.4
Natural gas (trillion cubic meters)1.01.52.12.12.12.22.22.22.3
Iron ore (million metric tons)769.0896.0893.0955.6924.9953.1969.41,034.8NA
Bauxite (million metric tons)57.888.8112.9110.8104.6109.0104.1107.5113.8
Pig ironb (million metric tons)431.0510.0550.0508.7522.6529.9543.4562.6559.4
Crude steel (million metric tons)594.0714.0772.0736.6723.7730.1730.3754.4758.2
Refined copper (thousand metric tons)7,543.08,916.010,696.010,637.011,173.011,344.011,175.011,897.012,547.0
Primary aluminum (million metric tons)9.715.419.319.619.519.819.219.920.7
Smelter lead (thousand metric tons)3,292.03,205.03,098.03,008.03,042.0NANANANA
Refined zinc (thousand metric tons)4,827.06,057.07,179.07,306.67,259.37,458.97,453.47,547.57,5 33.3
Primary tin (thousand metric tons)227.0248.0223.0190.1193.6193.3197.5201.2190.7
Mineral fertilizerc (million metric tons)66.3116.4152.6147.9144.2138.3NANANA
Nitrogen fertilizerd (million metric tons of N)30.259.684.681.980.679.480.4NANA
Phosphate fertilizerd (million metric tons of P2O5)20.333.339.739.038.631.832.8NANA
Potassium fertilizerd (million metric tons of K2O)16.725.928.326.123.920.523.324.7NA
Automobiles (thousand units)22,500.028,997.035,700.036,000.035,20033,800.035,400.036,050NA
Grain (million metric tons)1,171.01,535.01,930.51,872.21,920.21,848.91,898.51,887.52,044.0
Wheat (million metric tons)319.0446.0589.0542.0561.8559.3525.3537.9583.0
Coarse grain (million metric tons)540.0693.0821.0805.0832.0762.6832.2798.6902.0
Rice (million metric tons)312.0396.0520.5525.2526.4527.0541.0551.0559.0
Sugar (million metric tons)76.787.7113.6116.5112.1109.8115.8122.3122.3
Coffee (thousand metric tons)3,566.04,810.06,028.06,223.95,573.35,598.45,896.95,349.56,043.1

a For more detailed descriptions and definitions, refer to the respective table.
b Data were converted to US dollars by the use of purchasing power parities used by international organizations and academia.
c Includes direct-reduced iron.
d Fertilizer year ending 30 June of the stated year.