| Year | Consumption (Tons) | Production (Tons) | Importation (Tons) | Average Unit Price ($)/MT | Importation Cost ($) | Per Capita Consumption (Kg-Raw value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 645,248 | 41,478 | 603,770 | 440 | 265,658,800 | n/a |
| 1991 | 773,463 | 44,893 | 728,570 | 290 | 211,285,300 | n/a |
| 1992 | 598,986 | 32,420 | 566,566 | 280 | 158,638,480 | n/a |
| 1993 | 405,590 | 28,576 | 377,014 | 300 | 113,104,200 | 5.9 |
| 1994 | 360,060 | 22,814 | 337,246 | 340 | 114,663,640 | 5.5 |
| 1995 | 358,038 | 20,000 | 338,038 | 410 | 138,595,580 | 4.5 |
| 1996 | 525,985 | 12,104 | 513,882 | 370 | 190,136,340 | 5.2 |
| 1997 | 552,573 | 15,805 | 535,768 | 320 | 171,445,760 | 5.5 |
| 1998 | 773,264 | 9,850 | 763,414 | 310 | 236,658,340 | 7.4 |
| 1999 | 781,782 | 10,000 | 771,782 | 240 | 185,227,680 | 6.0 |
| 2000 | 771,890 | 36,000 | 735,890 | 270 | 198,690,300 | 6.6 |
| 2001 | 1,209,480 | 0 | 1,209,480 | 260 | 314,464,800 | 8.2 |
| 2002 | 1,009,165 | 0 | 1,009,165 | 260 | 262,282,900 | 10.8 |
| 2003 | 988,441 | 0 | 988,441 | 260 | 256,994,660 | 8.3 |
| 2004 | 865,000 | 0 | 865,000 | 265 | 229,225,000 | 9.1 |
| 2005 | 1,301,494 | 0 | 1,301,494 | 216 | 281,116,777 | 9.2 |
| 2006 | 1,176,698 | 50,000 | 1,126,698 | 175 | 197,172,150 | 9.0 |
| 2007 | 1,258,996 | 55,000 | 1,203,996 | 260 | 313,038,960 | 9.3 |
| 2008 | 1,393,668 | 35,000 | 1,358,668 | 241 | 327,438,988 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 1,220,080 | 39,000 | 1,220,041 | 324 | 395,293,284 | 8.7 |
| 2010 | 985,675 | 30,000 | 955,675 | 505 | 482,615,875 | 7.1 |
| 2011 | 1,109,410 | 5,000 | 1,104,410 | 595 | 657,123,950 | 7.6 |
| 2012 | 1,104,980 | 6,843 | 1,098,137 | 471 | 517,222,527 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 1,379,349 | 5,011 | 1,374,338 | 377.65 | 518,950,028.80 | 8.1 |
| 2014 | 1,445,816 | 12,345 | 1,433,471 | 441.39 | 632,719,764.69 | 8.6 |
| 2015 | 1,498,212 | 13,488 | 1,484,724 | 372.15 | 552,540,036.60 | 8.7 |
| 2016 | 1,584,724 | 25,000 | 1,559,573 | 330.96 | 516,156,280.08 | 9.1 |
| 2017 | 1,306,913 | 20,184 | 1,286,729 | 357.00 | 459,362,253.00 | 7.6 |
| 2018 | 1,231,028 | 14,918 | 1,216,110 | 277.37 | 337,312,430.70 | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 1,401,891 | 38,597 | 1,363,294 | 280.42 | 382,294,903.48 | 7.6 |
| 2020 | 1,531,471 | N/A | 1,531,471 | 283 | 433,406,293.00 | 7.7 |
| 2021 | 1,603,831 | 35,665 | 1,568,166 | 405 | 635,107,230.00 | 7.8 |
| 2022 | 1,721,128 | 46,479 | 1,675,649 | 541 | 906,526,109.00 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 1,442,097 | 30,053 | 1,412,044 | 657 | 927,712,908.00 | 7.1 |
| 2024* |
NB: 2024* ; Compilation of 2024 data is on-going.
Consumption is taken as simple addition of yearly production and importation, although there are ending stocks that are not captured.