Silk waste — Import quantity in China
China: Silk waste — Import quantity was 5,679 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Silk waste — Import 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 — import quantity in China is 5,679 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 129.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk waste — import quantity in China peaked at 6,349 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,072 t, in 2011.
That places China 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3,042 t | 2,072 t | 4,175 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,608 t | 5,200 t | 6,349 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 6.42 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is silk waste — import quantity in China?
- Silk waste — import quantity in China was 5,679 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk waste — import quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6,349 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest silk waste — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,072 t in 2011.
- How does China rank for silk waste — import quantity?
- China ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is silk waste — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.