Silk waste — Residuals in India
India: Silk waste — Residuals was -3,218 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Silk waste — Residuals in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
India recorded -3,218 t for silk waste — residuals in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.1% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk waste — residuals in India peaked at -1,395 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, -3,283 t, in 2021.
That places India 102nd out of 102 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | -1,778 t | -2,328 t | -1,395 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -2,906 t | -3,283 t | -2,158 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 99 Turkmenistan -96 t compare
- 100 Viet Nam -626 t compare
- 101 Uzbekistan -1,735 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.63 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is silk waste — residuals in India?
- Silk waste — residuals in India was -3,218 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk waste — residuals recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was -1,395 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest silk waste — residuals recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,283 t in 2021.
- How does India rank for silk waste — residuals?
- India ranks 102nd out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is silk waste — residuals rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.