Silk waste — Import quantity in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Silk waste — Import quantity was 165.43 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Silk waste — Import quantity in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 165.43 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk waste — import quantity in Southern Asia peaked at 273 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 59.64 t, in 2017.
That places Southern Asia 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 176.75 t | 59.64 t | 273 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 148.63 t | 82.08 t | 234.43 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 5 Cameroon 229.49 t compare
- 6 Thailand 115.72 t compare
- 7 Bangladesh 106.88 t compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 91.15 t compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 82.9 t compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 79.37 t compare
- 11 Bulgaria 53.83 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Asia
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 60.54 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 32.28 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 40.11 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 133,543 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 185,722 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 319,264 1000 No (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,323 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,797 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 10 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 31.4 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is silk waste — import quantity in Southern Asia?
- Silk waste — import quantity in Southern Asia was 165.43 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk waste — import quantity recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 273 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest silk waste — import quantity recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.64 t in 2017.
- How does Southern Asia rank for silk waste — import quantity?
- Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is silk waste — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.