Silk waste — Export quantity by country
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.
Countries reporting
57
Highest
3,260 t
India
Lowest
0 t
Sweden
Median
0.43 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
921
What the numbers show
Silk waste — Export quantity is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 3,260 t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.43 t, and the mean is 153.2 t.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 5,730.4%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 100.0%).
Silk waste — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3,260 t | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 1,735 t | 2023 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 641.35 t | 2023 | up 5,730.4% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1,093 t | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 3 | China | 1,093 t | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 39.86 t | 2023 | up 3,886.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 314.87 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.92 t | 2022 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 96.17 t | 2023 | up 71.7% | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 79.94 t | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 8 | Brazil | 71.37 t | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 67.87 t | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 55.37 t | 2023 | up 295.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 48.29 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Myanmar | 32.18 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.75 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 14 | France | 18.51 t | 2023 | up 825.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 18.2 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Pakistan | 15.26 t | 2018 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 14.07 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 4.71 t | 2023 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Republic of Korea | 3.18 t | 2021 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Canada | 2.72 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 1.41 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 1.32 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 1.1 t | 2022 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 0.86 t | 2022 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Caribbean | 0.12 t | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 0.45 t | 2020 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 26 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.43 t | 2019 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Egypt | 0.35 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 0.34 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Denmark | 0.13 t | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Barbados | 0.12 t | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Hungary | 0.1 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | China, Macao SAR | 0.08 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 32 | New Zealand | 0.08 t | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Belgium | 0.04 t | 2023 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Norway | 0.04 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 0.03 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.03 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Nepal | 0.03 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.02 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Spain | 0.02 t | 2022 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Botswana | 0.02 t | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Serbia | 0.02 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Australia | 0.02 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Lithuania | 0.01 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Estonia | 0.01 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 0.01 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 0.01 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Finland | 0 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Portugal | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 0 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Sweden | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 8,174 t
- Asia 7,564 t
- Southern Asia 3,260 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,894 t
- Central Asia 1,845 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 24.64 t
- Eastern Asia 1,675 t
- South-Eastern Asia 696.72 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 596.24 t
- Europe 490.11 t
- European Union (27) 421.06 t
- Western Europe 338.16 t
- Americas 95.03 t
- Western Asia 88.15 t
- Southern Europe 79.94 t
- South America 71.71 t
- Northern Europe 69.19 t
- Africa 24.68 t
- Eastern Africa 24.64 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 24.64 t
- United States of America 23.32 t
- Northern America 23.32 t
- Eastern Europe 2.83 t
- Northern Africa 0.49 t
- Central America 0.15 t
- Southern Africa 0.03 t
- Oceania 0.02 t
About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.