Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Asia
Asia: Raw silk (not thrown) — Production was 93,649 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, raw silk (not thrown) — production in Asia stood at 93,649 t.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw silk (not thrown) — production in Asia peaked at 201,917 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28,588 t, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,588 t | — |
| 1962 | 30,045 t | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 28,897 t | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 31,777 t | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 32,675 t | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 33,298 t | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 35,080 t | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 38,859 t | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 41,337 t | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 41,615 t | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 42,634 t | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 47,162 t | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 48,678 t | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 50,121 t | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 53,158 t | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 51,718 t | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 50,928 t | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 51,790 t | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 57,431 t | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 63,390 t | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 63,876 t | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 62,025 t | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 61,721 t | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 61,665 t | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 61,735 t | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 62,072 t | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 63,466 t | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 68,083 t | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 74,891 t | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 77,272 t | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 80,519 t | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 92,757 t | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 99,982 t | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 106,420 t | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 102,765 t | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 72,418 t | -29.5% |
| 1997 | 70,379 t | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 87,829 t | +24.8% |
| 1999 | 90,400 t | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 98,287 t | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 116,137 t | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 123,939 t | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 118,319 t | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 126,945 t | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 134,706 t | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 147,165 t | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 149,638 t | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 150,332 t | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 152,226 t | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 138,246 t | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 127,896 t | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 152,606 t | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 157,114 t | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 188,503 t | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 201,917 t | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 190,270 t | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 175,586 t | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 155,886 t | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 108,325 t | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 93,691 t | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 85,020 t | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 91,272 t | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 93,649 t | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,395 t | 28,588 t | 41,337 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 49,524 t | 41,615 t | 57,431 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,292 t | 61,665 t | 74,891 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,074 t | 70,379 t | 106,420 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 131,769 t | 98,287 t | 152,226 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,635 t | 108,325 t | 201,917 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,908 t | 85,020 t | 93,691 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 China 50,000 t compare
- 2 China, mainland 50,000 t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 1,448 t compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 370 t compare
- 3 India 38,913 t compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 276 t compare
- 4 USSR 4,100 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw silk (not thrown) — production in Asia?
- Raw silk (not thrown) — production in Asia was 93,649 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 201,917 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,588 t in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for raw silk (not thrown) — production?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 7 groups with data for 2023.
- Is raw silk (not thrown) — production rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw silk (not thrown) — 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.