Silk waste — Import quantity in Americas
Americas: Silk waste — Import quantity was 60.94 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Silk waste — Import quantity in Americas, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, silk waste — import quantity in Americas stood at 60.94 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.7% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk waste — import quantity in Americas peaked at 140.6 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.07 t, in 2017.
Americas ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.77 t | 25.07 t | 89 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.14 t | 50.14 t | 140.6 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 4.61 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 11.31 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 8.42 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 9,913 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 32,002 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 41,915 1000 No (2025)
- Total Credit — Value US$, 2015 prices 11.23 million million USD (2024)
- Total Credit — Value US$ 14.26 million million USD (2024)
- FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 22.35 % (2023)
- FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 22.17 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is silk waste — import quantity in Americas?
- Silk waste — import quantity in Americas was 60.94 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk waste — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 140.6 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest silk waste — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.07 t in 2017.
- How does Americas rank for silk waste — import quantity?
- Americas ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is silk waste — import quantity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas 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.