Most of them are second-hand, the rest are produced locally under license at Military Industry Corporation. Sudan – 400 T-72AV, of which 250 were bought from Ukraine and Belarus.2 T-72 tanks were destroyed during the Heglig Crisis. South Sudan – 96–101 units delivered in two shipments from Ukraine: first, 32 T-72 on the MV Faina in 2009, and second, 67 T-72 in 20?.Serbia – 30 T-72B1MS and 64 T-72M in reserve.Slovakia – 20 T-72M1, still in service at the end of 2018.Deliveries and orders of modernized T-72B3Ms continue through 2022 even despite economic sanctions due to the invasion in Ukraine. 40 tanks were delivered in September 2016. About 1000 tanks have been modernized as of September 2016, +300 (>1,300 up to 2017). 596 were upgraded to T-72B3 before 2015, more than 70 in 2015. Additional 143 T-72B3 were delivered as of October 2014. More than 260 T-72s have been donated to Ukraine in 2022. Unspecified amount returned to Ukraine after their handover in July 2022. North Macedonia – 30 T-72A and 1 T-72AK delivered from Ukraine in 1999.The DPRK allegedly purchased a number of T-72 and its parts from various countries after being rejected an order of T-90 tanks. Nigeria – 77+ T-72M1 maybe in larger numbers.Morocco – 162: 136 T-72B and 12 T-72BK from Belarus delivered in two shipments, first in 1999 and the second in 2000, 14 T-72M were delivered in 2021 from the Czech Republic.Malaysia – 48 PT-91M delivered by Poland (improved Polish PT-91, which is itself an improved variant of the T-72M1).33 delivered in Feb 2009 may bring total to 110. Kenya – 77 T-72AV from Ukraine in 2007.Some T-72s have been upgraded and modernized by Iran with Rakhsh kits.
Only 125 T-72M1 are in service as of 2009 with the new Iraqi Army. 375 T-72 Ural (1973), T-72 Ural modernization, T-72M, T-72M1, Lion of Babylon and Saddam tanks were in service with Iraqi Regular Army in 2003. Iraq – 1,000 T-72 Ural (1973), T-72 Ural modernization, T-72M, T-72M1 and Saddam tanks were in service with Iraqi Army in 1990.Many T-72M's upgraded to Rakhsh standard. Licensed production still underway as seen in Iranian factories. Hungary announced it ordered 44 Leopard 2A7+ tanks from Germany, which are to replace the T-72 in the 2020s. 77 T-72s were donated to the new Iraqi Army. Hungary – 34 T-72M and T-72M1 in active service.Upgraded T-72 SIMs were upgraded in Georgia with assistance of Israel. Ethiopia – 50 bought from Yemen, 171 T-72UA1 vehicles reportedly ordered from Ukraine in 2011.Democratic Republic of the Congo – 100 T-72AV delivered by Ukraine in 2010.More than 40 T-72s were donated to Ukraine in 2022. 66 T-72M1 in reserve as of 1 January 2016. Czech Republic – 30 modernized T-72M4CZ and 20 T-72M1 in service.Canada - 1 operated by the 4 Intelligence Company.Bulgaria – 160 T-72M2 and a large number (some 250) in reserve.Angola – 44 T-72M1 bought from Belarus in 1999.Armenian Army T-72B during a military parade in Yerevan Current operators
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