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Table 6 (Handbook of International Economic Statistics 1997-CIA)

Economic Summary

Real GDP, 1996 Billion 1996 US $ Population, 1996 Million persons Imports, 1996 a Billion US $
United States 7,576 China 1,210.0 United States 817.8
China 3,878 India 950.1 Germany 445.0
Japan 2,991 United States 265.6 Japan 349.5
Germany 1,670 Indonesia 206.6 United Kingdom 283.6
India 1,432 Brazil1 162.7 France 272.3
France 1,267 Russia 148.2 Italy 207.0
Italy 1,195 Pakistan 129.3 Hong Kong 198.5
United Kingdom 1,174 Japan 125.5 Canada 187.0
Brazil 987 Bangladesh 123.1 Belgium/Luxembourg 154.9
Indonesia 897 Nigeria 103.9 South Korea 150.4
a Data are from the International Monetary Fund, Direction of Trade. Country totals in this table do not agree with totals in Tables 88 and 89 because of different practices of reporting data in the United Nations trade tapes and the Direction of Trade.
 
  Million metric        
GDP Per Capita, 1996 1996 US $ Exports, 1996 a Billions US $ Carbon Dioxide Emitters, 1994 tons of carbon
Luxembourg 33,200 United States 622.9 United States 1,387
United States 28,500 Germany 513.5 China 828
Japan 23,800 Japan 411.2 Russia 441
United Arab Emirates 23,600 United Kingdom 295.3 Japan 303
Switzerland 23,500 France 285.9 India 220
Norway 23,300 Italy 251.0 Germany 236
Singapore 22,900 Canada 200.1 United Kingdom 112
Belgium 22,400 Hong Kong 180.5 Canada 150
Denmark 22,400 Netherlands 154.0 Ukraine 122
France 21,700 China 151.1 Italy 107
a Data are from the International Monetary Fund, Direction of Trade. Country totals in this table do not agree with totals in Tables 88 and 89 because of different practices of reporting data in the United Nations trade tapes and the Direction of Trade.
 
Primary Energy Production, 1996 Thousand barrels per day of oil equivalent Primary Energy Consumption, 1995 Thousand barrels per day of oil equivalent Crude Oil Production, 1996 Thousand barrels per day
United States 34,767 United States 41,565 Saudi Arabia 8,083
China 24,082 China 15,012c United States 6,471
Russia 19,170 Russia 13,643 Russia 6,010
Saudi Arabia 9,425a Japan 9,945 Iran 3,675
Canada 7,885 Germany 6,785 China 3,127
United Kingdom 5,444 France 4,825 Norway 3,086
Iran 4,665a India 4,825d Venezuela 2,955
Norway 4,449 Canada 4.665 Mexico 2,854
Mexico 4,070b United Kingdom 4,440 United Kingdom 2,633
India 3,890a Italy 3,225 United Arab Emirates 2,217
a Data are for 1994.
b Data are for 1995.
c Data are for 1993.
d Data are for 1994.
 
Natural Gas Production, 1996 Billion cubic meters Primary Energy Consumption Per Capita, 1995 Barrels of oil equivalent Electricity Production, 1996 Billion kilowatt hours
Russia 601 Luxembourg 62 United States 3,650
United States 541 Canada 60 China 1,050
Canada 163 United States 58 Japan 1,000
Netherlands 90 Iceland 52 Russia 847
United Kingdom 90 Sweden 42 Canada 550
Indonesia 66 Finland 41 Germany 540
Algeria 65 Norway 39 France 490
Uzbekistan 48 Australia 38 India 390
Saudi Arabia 41 Belgium 38 United Kingdom 335
Norway 41 Netherlands 35 Brazil 269e
e Data are for 1995.  
 
Grain Yields, 1996 Kilograms per hectare Total Grain Production, 1996 Million metric tons Wheat Production,1996 Million metric tons
Netherlands 8,270 China 380.03 China 109.00
Belgium-Luxembourg 7,400 United States 335.28 India 62.62
United Kingdom 7,310 India 165.37 United States 62.10
France 7,140 Russia 66.35 France 35.86
Ireland 7,040 France 60.74 Russia 34.90
Switzerland 6,660 Canada 58.30 Canada 30.50
Germany 6,320 Brazil 47.23 Australia 23.50
Denmark 6,180 Indonesia 40.10 Germany 18.92
Egypt 5,555 Germany 39.73 Pakistan 16.91
Austria 5,460 Argentina 34.36 United Kingdom 16.04
 
Coarse Grain Production, 1996 Million metric tons Rough Rice Production, 1996 Thousand metric tons Sugar Production, 1996 metric tons
United States 267.6 China 191.0 India 14,686
China 137.3 India 120.8 Brazil 14,650
Brazil 37.8 Indonesia 51.5 China 7,085
Russia 31.2 Bangladesh 27.8 United States 6,509
Canada 27.8 Vietnam 25.8 Thailand 6,255
Mexico 25.5 Thailand 21.1 Australia 5,491
France 24.8 Burma 16.0 Mexico 4,670
India 22.2 Japan 12.9 France 4,594
Germany 20.8 Philippines 11.5 Germany 4,558
Argentina 17.7 Brazil 9.1 Cuba 4,400

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