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Main battle tanks: world wide

Afghanistan 700 T-54/-55, 170 T62
Albania 138 T-34, 721 Ti59 (note: The T-34s are in store.)
Algeria 330 T-54/-55, 330 T-62, 300 T-72
Angola 100 T-34, 100 T-54/55, 150 T-62
(note: The T-34s are likely to be in poor condition. )
Argentina 94 M-4 Sherman, 200 TAM
(note: The Shermans are in store, the TAM figure is an estimate.)
Armenia 138 T-34, 721 T-59
(note: The T-34s are in store.)
Australia 71 Leopard 1A3
Austria 170 M60-A3
Azerbaijan Over three hundred T-72 and T-55
Bahrain 106 M60-A3
Bangladesh Up to 80 Chinese Type 59/69, 60 T-54/-55The serviceability of these tanks is in doubt.
Belarus 381 T-55, 142 T-62, 1,79 T-72
Belgium T32 Leopard 1A5, 202 Leopard 1A1
(note: The Leopard 1A1s were to be sold or destroyed.)
Bosnia-Herzegovina An estimated 200 assorted models of T-34, T-55, M-84/T72M
Botswana 54 Leopard 1A4
Brazil 61 Leopard 1note: This is a reported figure.
Bulgaria 1,142 T-55, 408 T-72
Cambodia 100 T-54/T-55, PRC Type-59
(note: There is an unknown number of Type-59s.)
Canada 114 Leopard C-1
Central African Republic 4 T-55
Chad 60 T-55
Chile 100 M-4A3,19 AMX-30
China (PRC) An estimated total of 8,000 to 8,500 MBT. They include 700 T-34/85, T-54, 6,000 Type-59, 200 Type-69I/II (modified Type-59), Type 79, Type-80, Type-85 IIM
Congo 25 T-54/T-55, 15 PRC Type-59, T-34
(note: The T-34s are in store.)
Croatia 250 MBT made up of T-34, T-55, M-84/T72M
Cuba An estimated 1500 MBT made up of T-34, T-54, T-62
(note: Some 75% of Cuban army equipment is in store.)
Cyprus 102 AMX30 B2, 41 T-80U
Czech Republic 412 T-54/55, 541 T-72M, (250 to be upgraded)
Denmark 230 Leopard 1A5, 70 Centurion,53 M41DK-1
(note: 58 of the Leopards are in store.)
Egypt 840 T-54/55, 260 Ramses II, 500 T-62, 1,700 M60, 350 M1A1 Abrams
note: The Ramses II is a modified T-54/55, the number of M1A1s has been estimated.
Eritrea note: Following the succession of Eritrea from Ethopia in 1993, Eritrea was due to receive a share of the latter's military assets, while other assets will have been shared. The exact numbers are unknown.
Ethopia An estimated 350 T54/55 and T62.
(note: These forces are in a bad state of repair and some may be transferred to Eritrea (see note above).)
Finland 70 T-55M, 162 T-72
France 766 AMX-30, 114 LeClerc
Georgia Estimated 40 T-55, 30 T-72
Germany 1,165 Leopard 1 A1/A3/A4/A5, 1,823 Leopard 2
Greece 714 M-48, 669 M-60, 352 Leopard
Guinea 30 T-34, 8 T-54
(note: These MBTs are likely to be in a poor state of repair.)
Guinea-Bassau 10 T-34
Hungary 697 T-55, 138 T-72M1
(note: 177 of the T-55 are in store.)
India 700 T-55, 1,100T-72/-M1, 1,700 Vyjayanta, 10 Arjun
(note: Some 1,100 assorted types of the total of 3,500 are in store. The number of Arjun is an estimate.)
Iran 110 T-54/55, 220 PRC Type-59, 150 T-62, 200 T-72, 250 Chieftan Mk 3/5, 150 M-47/-48, 160 M-60A1, 200 PRC Type-69
(note: Following the war with Iraq and western arms embargo, many of the vehicles are likely to be in a poor condition.)
Iraq 500 T-54/-55/-M77, PRC Type-59/-69, 900 T-62
Iraq is estimated to possess some 2,700 MBT, this figure includes Chieftan, M-60, and M-47s that are mostly inoperable.
Israel 1,080 Centurion, 500 M-48A5, 400 M-60, 600 M-60A1, 200 M-60A3, 150 Magach 7, 300 Ti-67, 70 T-62, 1,000 Merkava I/II/III
note: The Ti-67 is a variant of the T-54/-55.
Italy 919 Leopard, 244 Centauro B-1
Japan 870 Type-74, 120 Type-90
Jordan 270 M47/-48A5, 218 M-60A1/A3, 270 Khalid/Chieftan, 293 Tariq(Centurion)
(note: The M-47s are in store.)
Kazakstan 630 T-72
(note: There are approximately 470 more MBT in store.)
Kenya 76 Vickers Mk3
Korea (North) Esimated 3,400 which include T-34, 1,600 T-54/-55, 1,800 T-62, Type-59
Korea (South) 800 Type-88, 400 M-47, 850 M-48
Kuwait 150 M-84, 48 M1-A2, 17 Chieftan
(note: The Chieftans are in store.)
Krygizstan 230 T-72
Laos 30 T-54/-55, T-34/85
(note: Unknown numbers of T-34.)
Lebanon 100 M-48A1/A5, 200 T-54/-55,
(note: The number of M-48s is an estimate.)
Liberia The civil conflict in Liberia prevents an assessment.
Libya 1,600 T-54/-55, 350 T-62, 260 T-72
(note: Nearly half of Libya's MBT force is in store.)
Macedonia (FYROM) 4 T-34
Mali 21 T-34, T-54/-55 have been reported.
Mauritania 35 T-54/-55
Mongolia 650 T-54/-55/-62
Morocco 224 M48-A5, 300 M-60
Mozambique 80 T-54/-55
(note: Following the civil war very few of the MBT will be in good condition. In addition some 300 non-operable T-54/-55 exist in the country.)
Myanmar (Burma) 26 Comet, approximately 80 PRC Type-69II
Namibia T-34, T-54/-55
(note: Numbers and serviceability in doubt.)
Netherlands 289 Leopard 1A4, 445 Leopard 2
(note: The Leopard 1A4s are in store.)
Nicaragua 130 T-55
(note: 66 are in store.)
Norway 170 Leopard I
Oman 99 M-60, 24 Qayid al-Ardh (Chieftan Mk7), 18 Challenger 2
Pakistan 120 M-47, 280 M-48A5, 50 T-54/-55, 1,200 PRC Type-59, 200 PRC Type-69, 200+ PRC Type-85
Paraguay 5 M-4A3
Peru 300 T-54/-55
(note: It is estimated that only 50 of the MBT are serviceable.)
Poland 892 T-55, 809 T-72, 20 PT-91
Portugal 12 M-47, 86 M-48A5, 88 M-60A3
Qatar 24 AMX-30
Romania 822 T-55, 30 T-72, 315 TR-85, 88 TR-580
Russia Some 16,800 which include, T-54/-55, T-62, T-64A/-B, T-72L/-M, T-80/-M9, T-90
(note: 11,000 tanks are held in store east of the Urals and so are not included on Russia's CFE inventory. Only 5,490 MBT are held in the CFE area.)
Saudi Arabia 315 M-1A2 Abrams, 290 AMX-30, 450 M-60A3
(note: 50% of AMX-30s are in store.)
Singapore 60 Centurion
Slovakia 272 T-72M, 206 T-55
(note: 103 of the MBT are in store.)
Slovenia 50 M-84, 53 T-55, 6 T-34
Somali Republic Various factions in the civil war are likely to possess MBTs, however no accurate assessment of numbers is possible.
South Africa 250 Olifant 1A/-B
Spain 210 AMX-30, 164 M-48A5E, 294 M-60, Leopard 2
(note: The Leopards are being delivered.)
Sri Lanka 25 T-55
(note: Only 18 may be operational.)
Sudan 250 T-54/-55, 20 M-60A3, 10+ ORC Type-59
Sweden 244 Centurion, 260 Strv-103B, 160 Strv-121 (Leopard 2)
Switzerland 186 Pz-68, 186 Pz-68/88, 370 Pz-87 (Leopard 2)
Syria 2100 T-54/-55, 1,000 T-62, 1,500 T-72
(note: Some 1,200 MBT are in static positions or in store.)
Tiawan 100 M-48, 450+ M-48H, 160 M-60A3
Tajikistan 40 T-72
Tanzania 30 PRC Type-59, 35 T-54
(note: Only 15 Type-59s are operational.)
Thailand 50+ PRC Type-69, 150 M-48, 53 M-60
(note: the Type-95s are in store.)
Togo 2 T-54/-55
Tunisia 54 M-60A3, 30 M-60A1
Turkey 75 M-47, 2,876 M-48, 932 M-60, 397 Leopard
(note: The M-47s are in store.)
Turkmenistan 530 T-72
Uganda 20 T-54/-55
(note: They are unlikely to be in good condition.)
Ukraine 182 T-55, 1 T-62, 2,216 T-64, 1,305 T-72, 322 T-80
UAE 95 AMX-30, 36 OF-40 Mk2 (Lion), LeClerc
(note: The UAE is in the middle of receiving 300 LeClercs from France.)
United States 2,792 M-60A3, 7,705 M-1 Abrams
Uzbekistan 404 MTB which include T-54, T-62, T-64, T-72
Venezuela 70 AMX-30
Vietnam 1,000 T-34, 200 T-62, PRC Type-59, M-48A3
(note: Total number around 1,300)
Yemen 250 T-34, 675 T-54/-55, 150 T-62, 50 M-60A1
(note: The figures are estimates following the 1994 civil war.)
Yugoslavia (FRY) A total of 1,360 MBT which include 386 T-54/-55, 252 M-84, T-34, M-47
Zaire 20 PRC Type-59, some 40 PRC Type-62
Zambia 10 T-54/-55, 20 PRC Type-59
Zimbabwe 40 PRC Type-59 and PRC Type-69
   
   

 

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