Silk — Domestic supply quantity in Africa

Africa: Silk — Domestic supply quantity was 387 t in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
387 t
Change on year
down 35.0%
Rank
14th
of 24 regions
All-time high
787 t
in 1997
All-time low
107 t
in 1985
Years of data
53
1961–2013

Silk — Domestic supply quantity in Africa, 1961–2013

200400600800196119872013

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 387 t for silk — domestic supply quantity in 2013.

The figure is down 35.0% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, silk — domestic supply quantity in Africa peaked at 787 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 107 t, in 1985.

Africa ranks 14th of 24 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 238 t 181 t 314 t 9
1970s 280.2 t 196 t 350 t 10
1980s 155.4 t 107 t 216 t 10
1990s 321.5 t 120 t 787 t 10
2000s 408.1 t 181 t 773 t 10
2010s 464.25 t 387 t 595 t 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 11 Tajikistan 981 t compare
  2. 12 Afghanistan 750 t compare
  3. 13 Republic of Korea 441 t compare
  4. 14 France 284 t compare
  5. 15 T�rkiye 255 t compare
  6. 16 Yugoslav SFR 225 t compare
  7. 17 Bangladesh 218 t compare

See the full ranking of 146 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is silk — domestic supply quantity in Africa?
Silk — domestic supply quantity in Africa was 387 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest silk — domestic supply quantity recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 787 t in 1997.
What is the lowest silk — domestic supply quantity recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 107 t in 1985.
How does Africa rank for silk — domestic supply quantity?
Africa ranks 14th out of 24 regions with data for 2013.
Is silk — domestic supply quantity rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Silk — Domestic supply quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Silk — Domestic supply quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
146 places, 6,929 data points, 1961–2013
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.