Raw silk (not thrown) — Other uses (non-food) by country
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.
Countries reporting
58
Highest
46,827 t
China
Lowest
0 t
South Africa
Median
8.43 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
976
What the numbers show
Raw silk (not thrown) — Other uses (non-food) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 46,827 t in China; the lowest is 0 t in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.43 t, and the mean is 2,449 t.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 28,332.5%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 100.0%).
Raw silk (not thrown) — Other uses: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 46,827 t | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 46,819 t | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 849.12 t | 2023 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 41,667 t | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 400 t | 2018 | — | rising |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 1,602 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 391.65 t | 2023 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Romania | 939.88 t | 2023 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 568.65 t | 2023 | up 28,332.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Türkiye | 17 t | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 346.17 t | 2023 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Thailand | 328.97 t | 2023 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 253.66 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 176.74 t | 2023 | up 152.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Italy | 134.21 t | 2023 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 109.56 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 99.26 t | 2023 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 76.93 t | 2023 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 74.07 t | 2023 | up 208.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 72.46 t | 2022 | up 624.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 59.8 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.92 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 19 | Peru | 38.41 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 29.83 t | 2022 | up 198.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Tunisia | 25.18 t | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 22 | Czechia | 16.95 t | 2023 | up 323.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 10.81 t | 2023 | up 981.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 10.68 t | 2023 | down 51.5% | rising |
| 25 | Iraq | 8.59 t | 2023 | up 1,331.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 8.27 t | 2019 | up 313.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Madagascar | 8 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 27 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8 t | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Switzerland | 6.7 t | 2023 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Indonesia | 2.18 t | 2023 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 2 t | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 1.64 t | 2020 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 1.53 t | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Canada | 1.32 t | 2023 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Nepal | 0.91 t | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Egypt | 0.9 t | 2023 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Portugal | 0.77 t | 2022 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Australia | 0.65 t | 2019 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Greece | 0.28 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.19 t | 2021 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Iceland | 0.19 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Ireland | 0.1 t | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Argentina | 0.05 t | 2020 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Spain | 0.03 t | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Austria | 0.03 t | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.01 t | 2023 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Denmark | 0.01 t | 2022 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Namibia | 0 t | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Hungary | 0 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | South Africa | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 94,707 t
- Asia 92,910 t
- Eastern Asia 46,904 t
- Southern Asia 42,304 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,811 t
- Central Asia 1,750 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 178.27 t
- Europe 1,377 t
- European Union (27) 1,366 t
- South-Eastern Asia 1,182 t
- Eastern Europe 978.32 t
- Western Asia 770.98 t
- Americas 385.91 t
- South America 384.58 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 316.84 t
- Western Europe 260.4 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 215.89 t
- Southern Europe 137.74 t
- Africa 34.1 t
- Northern Africa 26.08 t
- Eastern Africa 8 t
- Northern America 1.32 t
- Northern Europe 0.29 t
- Oceania 0.19 t
- Western Africa 0.02 t
- Central America 0 t
- Southern Africa 0 t
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.