Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Western Asia
Western Asia: Raw silk (not thrown) — Production was 5 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, raw silk (not thrown) — production in Western Asia stood at 5 t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw silk (not thrown) — production in Western Asia peaked at 297 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5 t, in 2019.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 209 t | — |
| 1962 | 167 t | -20.1% |
| 1963 | 188 t | +12.6% |
| 1964 | 214 t | +13.8% |
| 1965 | 178 t | -16.8% |
| 1966 | 139 t | -21.9% |
| 1967 | 160 t | +15.1% |
| 1968 | 254 t | +58.8% |
| 1969 | 151 t | -40.6% |
| 1970 | 134 t | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 191 t | +42.5% |
| 1972 | 135 t | -29.3% |
| 1973 | 146 t | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 166 t | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 140 t | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 203 t | +45.0% |
| 1977 | 203 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 220 t | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 230 t | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 230 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 274 t | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 274 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 274 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 294 t | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 244 t | -17.0% |
| 1986 | 265 t | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 235 t | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 275 t | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 256 t | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 297 t | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 180 t | -39.4% |
| 1992 | 105 t | -41.7% |
| 1993 | 100 t | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 60 t | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 40 t | -33.3% |
| 1996 | 40 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27 t | -32.5% |
| 1998 | 21 t | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 22 t | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 6.51 t | -70.4% |
| 2001 | 6.58 t | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 13.86 t | +110.6% |
| 2003 | 20.72 t | +49.5% |
| 2004 | 17.92 t | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 20.58 t | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 16.66 t | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 17.5 t | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 17.5 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.92 t | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 20 t | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 24 t | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 24 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 t | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 32 t | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 30 t | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 32 t | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 30 t | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 30 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 t | -83.3% |
| 2020 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184.44 t | 139 t | 254 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 176.8 t | 134 t | 230 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 262.1 t | 230 t | 294 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.2 t | 21 t | 297 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.57 t | 6.51 t | 20.72 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2 t | 5 t | 32 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 t | 5 t | 5 t | 4 |
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- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw silk (not thrown) — production in Western Asia?
- Raw silk (not thrown) — production in Western Asia was 5 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 297 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 t in 2019.
- How does Western Asia rank for raw silk (not thrown) — production?
- Western Asia ranks 17th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
- Is raw silk (not thrown) — production rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.