Year: 1972| Country | Beginning Stocks (1000 MT) | Production (1000 MT) | Total Imports (1000 MT) | TOTAL SUPPLY (1000 MT) | Total Exports (1000 MT) | Domestic Consumption (1000 MT) | TOTAL Use (1000 MT) | Ending Stocks (1000 MT) | TOTAL DISTRIBUTION (1000 MT) |
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| Argentina | 5 | 49 | 0 | 54 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 5 | 54 |
| Australia | 5 | 196 | 0 | 201 | 62 | 122 | 184 | 17 | 201 |
| Austria | 2 | 48 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 1 | 51 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | 12 | 99 | 32 | 143 | 25 | 88 | 113 | 30 | 143 |
| Brazil | 3 | 55 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 58 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Canada | 22 | 132 | 2 | 156 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 13 | 156 |
| Chile | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| China; Peoples Republic of | 0 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 77 |
| Denmark | 17 | 136 | 0 | 153 | 89 | 57 | 146 | 7 | 153 |
| Finland | 6 | 83 | 0 | 89 | 19 | 67 | 86 | 3 | 89 |
| Former Czechoslovakia | 0 | 102 | 8 | 110 | 1 | 109 | 110 | 0 | 110 |
| Former Yugoslavia | 0 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| France | 64 | 539 | 13 | 616 | 30 | 443 | 473 | 143 | 616 |
| German Democratic Republic | 0 | 250 | 20 | 270 | 1 | 269 | 270 | 0 | 270 |
| Germany; Federal Republic of | 50 | 498 | 1 | 599 | 10 | 437 | 465 | 134 | 599 |
| Greece | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Hungary | 0 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| India | 0 | 438 | 6 | 444 | 0 | 444 | 444 | 0 | 444 |
| Ireland | 13 | 77 | 0 | 90 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 14 | 90 |
| Italy | 0 | 79 | 28 | 107 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 107 |
| Japan | 1 | 44 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 56 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mexico | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 163 | 0 | 183 | 9 | 38 | 137 | 46 | 183 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 244 | 0 | 246 | 187 | 52 | 239 | 7 | 246 |
| Norway | 2 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| Peru | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Poland | 5 | 220 | 2 | 227 | 9 | 216 | 225 | 2 | 227 |
| Portugal | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Romania | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| South Africa; Republic of | 5 | 45 | 6 | 56 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 9 | 56 |
| Spain | 3 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Sweden | 3 | 56 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 1 | 59 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 31 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 48 |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Repu | 0 | 1,081 | 6 | 1,087 | 16 | 1,071 | 1,087 | 0 | 1,087 |
| United Kingdom | 23 | 95 | 345 | 463 | 3 | 391 | 394 | 69 | 463 |
| United States | 44 | 500 | 1 | 545 | 24 | 472 | 496 | 49 | 545 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
