World Raw silk (not thrown) production: country ranking and trends
World Raw silk (not thrown) ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)94.0k t2023
Countries20
#1China50.0k t
10-year change-41.1 %2013 → 2023
What the data show
In 2023, the sum of available national Raw silk (not thrown) production reaches 94.0k t. China ranks first with 50.0k t, about 53.2 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by -41.1 %.
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Which country produces the most Raw silk (not thrown)?
China ranks #1 for 2023 with 50.0k t.
How is the world total for Raw silk (not thrown) calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Production | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | China | 50.0k t | 53.2 % |
| #2 | India | 38.9k t | 41.4 % |
| #3 | Uzbekistan | 2.0k t | 2.2 % |
| #4 | Vietnam | 1.4k t | 1.5 % |
| #5 | North Korea | 370 t | 0.4 % |
| #6 | Brazil | 330 t | 0.4 % |
| #7 | Thailand | 291 t | 0.3 % |
| #8 | Iran | 276 t | 0.3 % |
| #9 | Tajikistan | 172 t | 0.2 % |
| #10 | Afghanistan | 49 t | 0.1 % |
| #11 | Kyrgyzstan | 48 t | 0.1 % |
| #12 | Cambodia | 25 t | 0.0 % |
| #13 | Japan | 10 t | 0.0 % |
| #14 | Madagascar | 8.0 t | 0.0 % |
| #15 | Turkey | 5.0 t | 0.0 % |
| #16 | Indonesia | 3.0 t | 0.0 % |
| #17 | Egypt | 1.1 t | 0.0 % |
| #18 | South Korea | 1.0 t | 0.0 % |
| #19 | Philippines | 1.0 t | 0.0 % |
| #20 | Taiwan | 0.40 t | 0.0 % |
Production
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