Silk waste — Residuals in South America
South America: Silk waste — Residuals was -70 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Silk waste — Residuals in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, silk waste — residuals in South America stood at -70 t.
That represents a change of up 39.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk waste — residuals in South America peaked at -49 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, -133 t, in 2020.
That places South America 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Silk waste — Residuals in South America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -101 t | — |
| 2011 | -93 t | -7.9% |
| 2012 | -49 t | -47.3% |
| 2013 | -81 t | +65.3% |
| 2014 | -63 t | -22.2% |
| 2015 | -79 t | +25.4% |
| 2016 | -119 t | +50.6% |
| 2017 | -110 t | -7.6% |
| 2018 | -100 t | -9.1% |
| 2019 | -128 t | +28.0% |
| 2020 | -133 t | +3.9% |
| 2021 | -73 t | -45.1% |
| 2022 | -115 t | +57.5% |
| 2023 | -70 t | -39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -92.3 t | -128 t | -49 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -97.75 t | -133 t | -70 t | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 4.58 million t (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield 13,552 kg/ha (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested 330,901 ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.51 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 10,891 kg/ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 138,942 ha (2024)
- Oranges — Production 19.24 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is silk waste — residuals in South America?
- Silk waste — residuals in South America was -70 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk waste — residuals recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was -49 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest silk waste — residuals recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -133 t in 2020.
- How does South America rank for silk waste — residuals?
- South America ranks 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is silk waste — residuals rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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.