Silk waste — Export quantity in China
China: Silk waste — Export quantity was 1,093 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Silk waste — Export quantity in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for silk waste — export quantity in China is 1,093 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk waste — export quantity in China peaked at 1,677 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 984.41 t, in 2020.
That places China 3rd out of 54 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Silk waste — Export quantity in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,591 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,677 t | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 1,312 t | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 1,498 t | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 1,642 t | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 1,342 t | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 1,457 t | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 1,560 t | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1,483 t | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1,188 t | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 984.41 t | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 1,241 t | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 1,182 t | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1,093 t | -7.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1,093 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.32 t, 117.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- China's 1,093 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.45 t, 2428.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,475 t | 1,188 t | 1,677 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,125 t | 984.41 t | 1,241 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 India 3,260 t compare
- 2 Uzbekistan 1,735 t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 641.35 t compare
- 3 China, mainland 1,093 t compare
- 3 Türkiye 39.86 t compare
- 5 Germany 314.87 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.92 t compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 96.17 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is silk waste — export quantity in China?
- Silk waste — export quantity in China was 1,093 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk waste — export quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,677 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest silk waste — export quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 984.41 t in 2020.
- How does China rank for silk waste — export quantity?
- China ranks 3rd out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is silk waste — export quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Silk waste — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.