Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Spain
Spain: Raw silk (not thrown) — Production was 15 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Spain, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Spain recorded 15 t for raw silk (not thrown) — production in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, raw silk (not thrown) — production in Spain peaked at 75 t in 1963 and was at its lowest, 15 t, in 1975.
Spain ranks 14th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Spain, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58 t | — |
| 1962 | 52 t | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 75 t | +44.2% |
| 1964 | 46 t | -38.7% |
| 1965 | 49 t | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 42 t | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 46 t | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 43 t | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 29 t | -32.6% |
| 1970 | 30 t | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 27 t | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 27 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40 t | +48.1% |
| 1974 | 22 t | -45.0% |
| 1975 | 15 t | -31.8% |
| 1976 | 16 t | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 16 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15 t | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 t | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 15 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 t, 3.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Spain's 15 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12 t, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.89 t | 29 t | 75 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.4 t | 15 t | 40 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 15 t | 15 t | 15 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 15 t | 15 t | 15 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 15 t | 15 t | 15 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 47.97 t compare
- 12 Yugoslav SFR 45 t compare
- 13 Cambodia 25.03 t compare
- 15 Italy 12 t compare
- 16 Japan 10 t compare
- 17 Madagascar 8 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw silk (not thrown) — production in Spain?
- Raw silk (not thrown) — production in Spain was 15 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 75 t in 1963.
- What is the lowest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 t in 1975.
- How does Spain rank for raw silk (not thrown) — production?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 28 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Spain 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.