Silk — Import Quantity in Egypt
Egypt: Silk — Import Quantity was 5 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Silk — Import Quantity in Egypt, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for silk — import quantity in Egypt is 5 t, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 66.7% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk — import quantity in Egypt peaked at 528 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 1974.
That places Egypt 39th out of 99 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Silk — Import Quantity in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29 t | — |
| 1962 | 33 t | +13.8% |
| 1963 | 49 t | +48.5% |
| 1964 | 42 t | -14.3% |
| 1965 | 53 t | +26.2% |
| 1966 | 11 t | -79.2% |
| 1967 | 7 t | -36.4% |
| 1968 | 2 t | -71.4% |
| 1969 | 23 t | +1050.0% |
| 1970 | 2 t | -91.3% |
| 1971 | 27 t | +1250.0% |
| 1972 | 26 t | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 6 t | -76.9% |
| 1974 | 1 t | -83.3% |
| 1975 | 8 t | +700.0% |
| 1976 | 53 t | +562.5% |
| 1977 | 12 t | -77.4% |
| 1978 | 27 t | +125.0% |
| 1979 | 13 t | -51.9% |
| 1980 | 35 t | +169.2% |
| 1981 | 28 t | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 8 t | -71.4% |
| 1983 | 19 t | +137.5% |
| 1984 | 51 t | +168.4% |
| 1985 | 25 t | -51.0% |
| 1986 | 26 t | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 42 t | +61.5% |
| 1988 | 35 t | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 29 t | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 36 t | +24.1% |
| 1991 | 39 t | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 91 t | +133.3% |
| 1993 | 68 t | -25.3% |
| 1994 | 43 t | -36.8% |
| 1995 | 76 t | +76.7% |
| 1996 | 116 t | +52.6% |
| 1997 | 528 t | +355.2% |
| 1998 | 59 t | -88.8% |
| 1999 | 96 t | +62.7% |
| 2000 | 21 t | -78.1% |
| 2001 | 43 t | +104.8% |
| 2002 | 512 t | +1090.7% |
| 2003 | 403 t | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 272 t | -32.5% |
| 2005 | 309 t | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 35 t | -88.7% |
| 2007 | 92 t | +162.9% |
| 2008 | 50 t | -45.7% |
| 2009 | 53 t | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 48 t | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 14 t | -70.8% |
| 2012 | 3 t | -78.6% |
| 2013 | 5 t | +66.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5 t, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2 t, 2.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Silk — Import Quantity in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +1250.0% | 2 t | 27 t |
| 2002 | +1090.7% | 43 t | 512 t |
| 1969 | +1050.0% | 2 t | 23 t |
| 1975 | +700.0% | 1 t | 8 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.67 t | 2 t | 53 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.5 t | 1 t | 53 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.8 t | 8 t | 51 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.2 t | 36 t | 528 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 179 t | 21 t | 512 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5 t | 3 t | 48 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 silk — import quantity in Egypt?
- Silk — import quantity in Egypt was 5 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk — import quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 528 t in 1997.
- What is the lowest silk — import quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 1974.
- How does Egypt rank for silk — import quantity?
- Egypt ranks 39th out of 99 countries with data for 2013.
- Is silk — import quantity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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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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.