Year: 1973| 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) |
|---|
| Argentina | 5 | 37 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 4 | 42 |
| Australia | 17 | 185 | 0 | 202 | 79 | 110 | 189 | 13 | 202 |
| Austria | 1 | 46 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 42 | 45 | 2 | 47 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | 30 | 96 | 95 | 221 | 109 | 96 | 205 | 16 | 221 |
| Brazil | 3 | 55 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 3 | 65 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Canada | 13 | 115 | 28 | 156 | 0 | 133 | 133 | 23 | 156 |
| Chile | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| China; Peoples Republic of | 0 | 78 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 79 |
| Denmark | 7 | 146 | 1 | 154 | 101 | 41 | 142 | 12 | 154 |
| Finland | 3 | 80 | 0 | 83 | 12 | 64 | 76 | 7 | 83 |
| Former Czechoslovakia | 0 | 114 | 1 | 115 | 3 | 112 | 115 | 0 | 115 |
| Former Yugoslavia | 0 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| France | 143 | 550 | 26 | 719 | 186 | 458 | 644 | 75 | 719 |
| German Democratic Republic | 0 | 250 | 20 | 270 | 0 | 270 | 270 | 0 | 270 |
| Germany; Federal Republic of | 134 | 513 | 41 | 688 | 56 | 454 | 577 | 111 | 688 |
| Greece | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Hungary | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| India | 0 | 438 | 6 | 444 | 0 | 444 | 444 | 0 | 444 |
| Ireland | 14 | 86 | 0 | 100 | 48 | 39 | 87 | 13 | 100 |
| Italy | 0 | 79 | 43 | 122 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 122 |
| Japan | 5 | 42 | 18 | 65 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 5 | 65 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Mexico | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 169 | 18 | 233 | 30 | 56 | 215 | 18 | 233 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 238 | 0 | 245 | 177 | 50 | 227 | 18 | 245 |
| Norway | 2 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| Peru | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| Philippines | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Poland | 2 | 253 | 0 | 255 | 23 | 222 | 245 | 10 | 255 |
| Portugal | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Romania | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| South Africa; Republic of | 9 | 38 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 6 | 47 |
| Spain | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Sweden | 1 | 56 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 3 | 56 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 31 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 4 | 50 |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Repu | 0 | 1,239 | 230 | 1,469 | 18 | 1,451 | 1,469 | 0 | 1,469 |
| United Kingdom | 69 | 97 | 332 | 498 | 12 | 425 | 437 | 61 | 498 |
| United States | 49 | 417 | 25 | 491 | 8 | 457 | 465 | 26 | 491 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
