Raw silk (not thrown) β Production in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of: Raw silk (not thrown) β Production was 49.31 t in 2023. β¬ Flat
Raw silk (not thrown) β Production in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of, 1961β2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of recorded 49.31 t for raw silk (not thrown) β production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw silk (not thrown) β production in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of peaked at 110 t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 34 t, in 1972.
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 10th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.44 t | 45 t | 50 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.3 t | 34 t | 110 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 50 t | 50 t | 50 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 50 t | 50 t | 50 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 50 t | 50 t | 50 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.27 t | 45.22 t | 50 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.17 t | 47.56 t | 49.31 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
- 7 Brazil 330 t compare
- 8 Thailand 291 t compare
- 9 Tajikistan, Republic of 171.69 t compare
- 11 Kyrgyz Republic 47.97 t compare
- 12 Yugoslav SFR 45 t compare
- 13 Cambodia 25.03 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw silk (not thrown) β production in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Raw silk (not thrown) β production in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of was 49.31 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw silk (not thrown) β production recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 110 t in 1976.
- What is the lowest raw silk (not thrown) β production recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 t in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of rank for raw silk (not thrown) β production?
- Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 10th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw silk (not thrown) β production rising or falling in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw silk (not thrown) β Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.