Afghanistan vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Raw silk (not thrown) — Production

Afghanistan
49.31 t
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
82.34 t
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
10th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
5th

Raw silk (not thrown) — Production over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
406080100120196119922023

How they compare

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 82.34 t against 49.31 t in Afghanistan, a difference of 33.03 t.

That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 1.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 10th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th of 28 countries.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 49.44 t 69.44 t 20 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1970s 54.3 t 70.9 t 16.6 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1980s 50 t 61.1 t 11.1 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1990s 50 t 76.18 t 26.18 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2000s 50 t 83.96 t 33.96 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2010s 49.27 t 79.01 t 29.73 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 48.17 t 81.3 t 33.13 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher raw silk (not thrown) — production, Afghanistan or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 82.34 t against 49.31 t in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in raw silk (not thrown) — production between Afghanistan and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
33.03 t, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for raw silk (not thrown) — production?
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Raw silk (not thrown) — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
54 places, 2,814 data points, 1961–2023
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.