Gross tonnage of ships scrapped in 2016 
Total GT scrapped – 28,968,168
GT scrapped by country of demolition:
- India – 9,985,109
- Bangladesh – 9,210,220
- Pakistan – 5,222,112
Gross tonnage of ships built in 2016 
Total GT constructed – 66,256,634
GT built by country of building:
- Republic of Korea – 25,265,934
- China – 22,178,672
- Japan – 13,348,773
The figures cover seagoing propelled merchant ships of 100GT and above, excluding inland waterway vessels, fishing vessels, military vessels, yachts, and offshore fixed and mobile platforms and barges (with the exception of FPSOs and drillships).
All statistics from UNCTAD Stat (originally from Clarksons Research).
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