Raw silk (not thrown) — Production by country
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.
What the numbers show
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 50,000 t in China; the lowest is 0.07 t in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.26 t, and the mean is 6,954 t.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 146.2%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 99.4%).
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 50,000 t | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 1 | China, mainland | 50,000 t | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 1,448 t | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 38,913 t | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 400 t | 2018 | — | flat |
| 4 | Romania | 2,100 t | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 276 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 2,037 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 330 t | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 6 | Türkiye | 5 t | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Thailand | 291 t | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 99.26 t | 2023 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 49.31 t | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.92 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 11 | Cambodia | 25 t | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Madagascar | 8 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 2.18 t | 2023 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 1 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 15 | Pakistan | 0.96 t | 2023 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 0.9 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 0.07 t | 2021 | down 99.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 93,880 t
- Asia 93,541 t
- Eastern Asia 50,371 t
- Southern Asia 39,239 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2,233 t
- Central Asia 2,184 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 57.31 t
- Eastern Europe 2,100 t
- South-Eastern Asia 1,741 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 574.49 t
- South America 330 t
- Americas 330 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 59.17 t
- Africa 8.9 t
- Eastern Africa 8 t
- Western Asia 5 t
- Northern Africa 0.9 t
- European Union (27) 0.07 t
- Southern Europe 0.07 t
- Europe 0.07 t
About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.