Silk — Import Quantity in Americas

Americas: Silk — Import Quantity was 181 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2013)
181 t
Change on year
up 15.3%
Rank
17th
of 30 groups
All-time high
3,317 t
in 1964
All-time low
157 t
in 2012
Years of data
53
1961–2013

Silk — Import Quantity in Americas, 1961–2013

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 181 t for silk — import quantity in 2013.

The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, silk — import quantity in Americas peaked at 3,317 t in 1964 and was at its lowest, 157 t, in 2012.

Americas ranks 17th of 30 groups 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,535 t 1,286 t 3,317 t 9
1970s 970.8 t 486 t 1,563 t 10
1980s 685.6 t 442 t 1,007 t 10
1990s 480.5 t 311 t 805 t 10
2000s 328.6 t 176 t 597 t 10
2010s 189 t 157 t 209 t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 14 Nigeria 182 t compare
  2. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 118 t compare
  3. 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 117 t compare
  4. 17 Myanmar 99 t compare
  5. 18 Brazil 92 t compare
  6. 19 T�rkiye 88 t compare
  7. 20 United Arab Emirates 70 t compare

See the full ranking of 135 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is silk — import quantity in Americas?
Silk — import quantity in Americas was 181 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest silk — import quantity recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 3,317 t in 1964.
What is the lowest silk — import quantity recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 157 t in 2012.
How does Americas rank for silk — import quantity?
Americas ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2013.
Is silk — import quantity rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Silk — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Silk — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
135 places, 6,564 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.