Silk — Production in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Silk — Production was 750 t in 2013. ▲ Rising
Silk — Production in Afghanistan, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, silk — production in Afghanistan stood at 750 t.
The figure is up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk — production in Afghanistan peaked at 1,210 t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 374 t, in 1972.
That places Afghanistan 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 543.89 t | 495 t | 550 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 597.3 t | 374 t | 1,210 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 550 t | 550 t | 550 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 535.5 t | 480 t | 590 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 645.1 t | 519 t | 755 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 747.5 t | 740 t | 750 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 10 Romania 2,900 t compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,300 t compare
- 12 Tajikistan 1,000 t compare
- 14 Japan 418 t compare
- 15 Yugoslav SFR 225 t compare
- 16 Cambodia 197 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
- Rural population 74.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Rural population 32.47 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production 1.34 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is silk — production in Afghanistan?
- Silk — production in Afghanistan was 750 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,210 t in 1976.
- What is the lowest silk — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 374 t in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for silk — production?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2013.
- Is silk — production rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Silk — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.