Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Egypt
Egypt: Raw silk (not thrown) — Production was 0.9 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Egypt, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, raw silk (not thrown) — production in Egypt stood at 0.9 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw silk (not thrown) — production in Egypt peaked at 2 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9 t, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Raw silk (not thrown) — Production in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 t | — |
| 2011 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5 t | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 2 t | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 t | -10.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.9 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.92 t, 2% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 t | 1 t | 1 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 t | 0.9 t | 2 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw silk (not thrown) — production in Egypt?
- Raw silk (not thrown) — production in Egypt was 0.9 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest raw silk (not thrown) — production recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 t in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for raw silk (not thrown) — production?
- Egypt ranks 16th out of 17 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw silk (not thrown) — production rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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