Silk waste — Residuals in Americas
Americas: Silk waste — Residuals was -70 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Silk waste — Residuals in Americas, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for silk waste — residuals in Americas is -70 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.6% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk waste — residuals in Americas peaked at -70 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, -504 t, in 2012.
Americas ranks 22nd 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 | -245.2 t | -504 t | -81 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -98.5 t | -137 t | -70 t | 4 |
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 — residuals in Americas?
- Silk waste — residuals in Americas was -70 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk waste — residuals recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was -70 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest silk waste — residuals recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was -504 t in 2012.
- How does Americas rank for silk waste — residuals?
- Americas ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is silk waste — residuals rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. 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 — Residuals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.