Silk waste — Export quantity in India
India: Silk waste — Export quantity was 3,260 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Silk waste — Export quantity in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, silk waste — export quantity in India stood at 3,260 t.
The figure is up 48.8% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk waste — export quantity in India peaked at 3,310 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,473 t, in 2015.
India ranks 1st of 57 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,886 t | 1,473 t | 2,411 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,940 t | 2,190 t | 3,310 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 Uzbekistan 1,735 t compare
- 3 China 1,093 t compare
- 3 China, mainland 1,093 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.63 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is silk waste — export quantity in India?
- Silk waste — export quantity in India was 3,260 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk waste — export quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3,310 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest silk waste — export quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,473 t in 2015.
- How does India rank for silk waste — export quantity?
- India ranks 1st out of 57 countries with data for 2023.
- Is silk waste — export quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.