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.
What the numbers show
Raw silk (not thrown) — Other uses (non-food) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 46,827 t in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 0 t in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 8 t, and the mean is 2,600 t.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 33 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 (People’s Republic of) | 46,827 t | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 46,819 t | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 3 | India | 41,667 t | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 1,602 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 5 | Romania | 939.88 t | 2023 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 568.65 t | 2023 | up 28,332.5% | 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 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8 t | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Madagascar | 8 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 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 | Iceland | 0.19 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.19 t | 2021 | down 81.0% | 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 | Denmark | 0.01 t | 2022 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.01 t | 2023 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Namibia | 0 t | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | South Africa | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Hungary | 0 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2023 | — | 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
- Eastern Asia 46,904 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,811 t
- Southern Asia 42,304 t
- European Union (27) 1,366 t
- Central Asia 1,750 t
- Americas 385.91 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 316.84 t
- South-Eastern Asia 1,182 t
- Western Europe 260.4 t
- Eastern Europe 978.32 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 215.89 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.