Silk waste — Import quantity in Africa
Africa: Silk waste — Import quantity was 30.9 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Silk waste — Import quantity in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 30.9 t for silk waste — import quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 196.0% on the previous year and up 415.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk waste — import quantity in Africa peaked at 3,100 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.32 t, in 2018.
That places Africa 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, 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 waste — Import quantity in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44 t | — |
| 2011 | 5 t | -88.6% |
| 2012 | 171 t | +3320.0% |
| 2013 | 6 t | -96.5% |
| 2014 | 37.14 t | +519.0% |
| 2015 | 36.29 t | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 39.75 t | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 109.49 t | +175.4% |
| 2018 | 1.32 t | -98.8% |
| 2019 | 3,100 t | +234766.7% |
| 2020 | 2,684 t | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 300.44 t | -88.8% |
| 2022 | 10.44 t | -96.5% |
| 2023 | 30.9 t | +196.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Silk waste — Import quantity in Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +234766.7% | 1.32 t | 3,100 t |
| 2012 | +3320.0% | 5 t | 171 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 355.02 t | 1.32 t | 3,100 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 756.38 t | 10.44 t | 2,684 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is silk waste — import quantity in Africa?
- Silk waste — import quantity in Africa was 30.9 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk waste — import quantity recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,100 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest silk waste — import quantity recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 t in 2018.
- How does Africa rank for silk waste — import quantity?
- Africa ranks 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is silk waste — import quantity rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 415.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Silk waste — Import 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.