Raw silk (not thrown) — Import quantity in World
World: Raw silk (not thrown) — Import quantity was 7,940 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Raw silk (not thrown) — Import quantity in World, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
World recorded 7,940 t for raw silk (not thrown) — import quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw silk (not thrown) — import quantity in World peaked at 10,897 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4,679 t, in 2020.
World ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,709 t | 7,153 t | 10,897 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,519 t | 4,679 t | 8,558 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.46 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 415.70 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 1.64 billion metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,955 kg per hectare (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw silk (not thrown) — import quantity in World?
- Raw silk (not thrown) — import quantity in World was 7,940 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw silk (not thrown) — import quantity recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 10,897 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest raw silk (not thrown) — import quantity recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,679 t in 2020.
- How does World rank for raw silk (not thrown) — import quantity?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is raw silk (not thrown) — import quantity rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw silk (not thrown) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.