Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Raw silk (not thrown) — Production was 276 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
276 t
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
4th
of 7 regions
All-time high
918.75 t
in 2008
All-time low
75 t
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for raw silk (not thrown) — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 276 t, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 124.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw silk (not thrown) — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 918.75 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 75 t, in 2010.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 145 t
1962 145 t +0.0%
1963 145 t +0.0%
1964 145 t +0.0%
1965 145 t +0.0%
1966 145 t +0.0%
1967 210 t +44.8%
1968 210 t +0.0%
1969 210 t +0.0%
1970 210 t +0.0%
1971 210 t +0.0%
1972 210 t +0.0%
1973 210 t +0.0%
1974 240 t +14.3%
1975 260 t +8.3%
1976 270 t +3.8%
1977 330 t +22.2%
1978 430 t +30.3%
1979 430 t +0.0%
1980 430 t +0.0%
1981 430 t +0.0%
1982 430 t +0.0%
1983 420 t -2.3%
1984 400 t -4.8%
1985 360 t -10.0%
1986 400 t +11.1%
1987 300 t -25.0%
1988 200 t -33.3%
1989 100 t -50.0%
1990 180 t +80.0%
1991 195 t +8.3%
1992 270 t +38.5%
1993 360 t +33.3%
1994 449.25 t +24.8%
1995 510 t +13.5%
1996 570 t +11.8%
1997 628.95 t +10.3%
1998 689.85 t +9.7%
1999 749.25 t +8.6%
2000 816.28 t +8.9%
2001 900 t +10.3%
2002 899.7 t -0.0%
2003 900 t +0.0%
2004 900.15 t +0.0%
2005 905.1 t +0.5%
2006 904.35 t -0.1%
2007 917.4 t +1.4%
2008 918.75 t +0.1%
2009 918.75 t +0.0%
2010 75 t -91.8%
2011 120 t +60.0%
2012 123 t +2.5%
2013 123 t +0.0%
2014 110 t -10.6%
2015 120 t +9.1%
2016 125 t +4.2%
2017 120 t -4.0%
2018 110 t -8.3%
2019 227 t +106.4%
2020 270 t +18.9%
2021 272 t +0.7%
2022 275 t +1.1%
2023 276 t +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 166.67 t 145 t 210 t 9
1970s 280 t 210 t 430 t 10
1980s 347 t 100 t 430 t 10
1990s 460.23 t 180 t 749.25 t 10
2000s 898.05 t 816.28 t 918.75 t 10
2010s 125.3 t 75 t 227 t 10
2020s 273.25 t 270 t 276 t 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 1 China 50,000 t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 50,000 t compare
  3. 3 India 38,913 t compare
  4. 4 USSR 4,100 t compare
  5. 5 Romania 2,100 t compare
  6. 6 Uzbekistan 2,037 t compare
  7. 7 Brazil 330 t compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw silk (not thrown) — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Raw silk (not thrown) — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 276 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 918.75 t in 2008.
What is the lowest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 75 t in 2010.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for raw silk (not thrown) — production?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th out of 7 regions with data for 2023.
Is raw silk (not thrown) — production rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 124.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran (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) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
54 places, 2,814 data points, 1961–2023
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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.