Tanks by Country 2024

Globally, there are an estimated 73,000 tanks, with around 60,000 in active service. Russia leads with the most tanks, totaling 12,600, including models like T-14, T-80, T-55, T-34/76, and T-72. North Korea follows with an estimated 6,645 tanks, which includes 4,300 active tanks and a development of 11 types of tanks over the last 40 years.

The United States has a fleet of 5,500 main battle tanks, with its tank production history starting post-World War I. The initial American-designed tanks in 1918 were the tracked Steam Tank and the three-wheeled Steam Tank. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) possesses 4,950 tanks, including a mix of third-generation, second-generation, and first-generation tanks.

Turkey, holding the second-highest number of tanks in NATO, operates 722 German-type Leopard tanks, American M battle tanks, and has 2,000 tanks in reserve. Saudi Arabia's tank fleet includes 1,273 units, notably enhanced by the 2016 purchase of 153 Abrams tanks from the United States.

Cuba's 1,230 tanks, mostly supplied by the Soviet Union, include 300 T-62 main battle tanks, 650 T-54/55 MBTs, BMP-1s, BMD-1s, BTRs, and around 40 T-72 tanks. The Brazilian army, or Força de Carros de Combate, operates 466 tanks comprising both locally manufactured and imported vehicles.

Venezuela's army has 352 tanks, including 81 AMX-30V main battle tanks and about 92 T-72B1 light tanks, in addition to a large number of armored vehicles and self-propelled guns. The Bangladesh Army operates approximately 300 tanks, primarily manufactured in China, including a variety of models like Type-59/598G, Type-69/69C, MBT-2000, VT-1A, Durjoy, and Type 69-IIG.

Finally, the Philippine Army, ranked tenth by tank count, operates 48 tanks, with the Sabrah Light Tank being a notable model for its off-road performance.