Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Europe
Europe: Raw silk (not thrown) — Production was 2,120 t in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Europe, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Europe recorded 2,120 t for raw silk (not thrown) — production in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw silk (not thrown) — production in Europe peaked at 4,431 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 110 t, in 2002.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,809 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,005 t | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 4,070 t | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 4,069 t | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,921 t | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 3,843 t | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 3,840 t | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 3,996 t | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 3,986 t | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 3,879 t | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 3,783 t | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 3,698 t | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 3,933 t | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 4,047 t | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 4,002 t | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 3,880 t | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 4,034 t | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 4,132 t | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 4,068 t | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 4,044 t | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 4,068 t | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 4,108 t | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 4,320 t | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 4,306 t | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 4,332 t | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 4,136 t | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 4,173 t | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 4,254 t | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 4,280 t | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 4,431 t | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 4,417 t | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 189.88 t | -95.7% |
| 1993 | 182.96 t | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 156.76 t | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 155.6 t | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 151.28 t | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 152.32 t | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 149.4 t | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 146.2 t | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 219.6 t | +50.2% |
| 2001 | 180 t | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 110 t | -38.9% |
| 2003 | 240 t | +118.2% |
| 2004 | 2,090 t | +770.8% |
| 2005 | 2,120 t | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2,120 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,120 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,120 t | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,120 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,132 t | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,132 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,132 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,132 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,120 t | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,120 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,120 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,120 t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +770.8% | 240 t | 2,090 t |
| 2003 | +118.2% | 110 t | 240 t |
| 1992 | -95.7% | 4,417 t | 189.88 t |
| 2000 | +50.2% | 146.2 t | 219.6 t |
| 2002 | -38.9% | 180 t | 110 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,949 t | 3,809 t | 4,070 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,946 t | 3,698 t | 4,132 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,202 t | 4,044 t | 4,332 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,013 t | 146.2 t | 4,431 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,344 t | 110 t | 2,120 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,126 t | 2,120 t | 2,132 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 276 t compare
- 4 USSR 4,100 t compare
- 5 Romania 2,100 t compare
- 6 Türkiye 5 t compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 2,037 t compare
- 7 Brazil 330 t compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 2 t compare
- 8 Thailand 291 t compare
- 9 Tajikistan 171.69 t compare
- 10 Afghanistan 49.31 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw silk (not thrown) — production in Europe?
- Raw silk (not thrown) — production in Europe was 2,120 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4,431 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 110 t in 2002.
- How does Europe rank for raw silk (not thrown) — production?
- Europe ranks 7th out of 19 groups with data for 2017.
- Is raw silk (not thrown) — production rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe 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.