Afghanistan vs South America: Silk waste — Import quantity
Afghanistan
5.75 t
in 2021
South America
1.71 t
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
25th
South America rank
22nd
Silk waste — Import quantity over time
- Afghanistan
- South America
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.75 t against 1.71 t in South America, a difference of 4.04 t.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.4 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South America ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and South America ranks 22nd of 82 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and South America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8567 t | 6.76 t | 5.91 t | South America |
| 2020s | 11.07 t | 1.89 t | 9.18 t | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher silk waste — import quantity, Afghanistan or South America?
- Afghanistan, at 5.75 t against 1.71 t in South America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in silk waste — import quantity between Afghanistan and South America?
- 4.04 t, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and South America rank globally for silk waste — import quantity?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and South America ranks 22nd of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Silk waste — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.