Silk waste — Residuals in Asia
Asia: Silk waste — Residuals was -6,314 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Silk waste — Residuals in Asia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Asia recorded -6,314 t for silk waste — residuals in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 136.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk waste — residuals in Asia peaked at -2,097 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, -6,314 t, in 2023.
Asia ranks 30th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 | -2,824 t | -3,521 t | -2,097 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -5,811 t | -6,314 t | -5,408 t | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Asia
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- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 28.08 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 244,335 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 30.38 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 360,195 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 604,530 1000 No (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,837 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,378 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 11 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 5 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is silk waste — residuals in Asia?
- Silk waste — residuals in Asia was -6,314 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk waste — residuals recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -2,097 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest silk waste — residuals recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,314 t in 2023.
- How does Asia rank for silk waste — residuals?
- Asia ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is silk waste — residuals rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 136.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia 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.