FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Raw silk (not thrown) production in Brazil
In 2023 Brazil produced 330 t of raw silk (not thrown), the 6th largest in the world (0.35% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 24%. The record was 2,468 t in 1995.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 330 t
- World rank
- 6 of 19
- 10-year change
- −24%
- Record
- 2,468 t
- 1995
Raw silk (not thrown) in Brazil, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 330 | +10% |
| 2022 | 300 | −20% |
| 2021 | 373 | −1.1% |
| 2020 | 377 | −20% |
| 2019 | 469 | −28% |
| 2018 | 650 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 600 | −7.7% |
| 2016 | 650 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 600 | +40% |
| 2014 | 429 | −0.9% |
| 2013 | 433 | −0.9% |
| 2012 | 437 | −15% |
| 2011 | 515 | −12% |
| 2010 | 584 | −26% |
| 2009 | 793 | −20% |
| 2008 | 986 | −25% |
| 2007 | 1,310 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1,260 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 1,191 | −7.2% |
| 2004 | 1,284 | −19% |
| 2003 | 1,585 | −1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,603 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1,554 | +12% |
| 2000 | 1,389 | −11% |
| 1999 | 1,554 | −15% |
| 1998 | 1,821 | −14% |
| 1997 | 2,120 | −6.6% |
| 1996 | 2,270 | −8.0% |
| 1995 | 2,468 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 2,300 | −6.1% |
| 1993 | 2,450 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 2,296 | +11% |
| 1991 | 2,077 | +23% |
| 1990 | 1,693 | −0.2% |
| 1989 | 1,697 | −0.2% |
| 1988 | 1,700 | −5.6% |
| 1987 | 1,800 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1,780 | +22% |
| 1985 | 1,458 | −2.8% |
| 1984 | 1,500 | +10% |
| 1983 | 1,362 | −2.7% |
| 1982 | 1,400 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1,350 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 1,300 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1,250 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,250 | +25% |
| 1977 | 1,000 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 950 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 900 | +20% |
| 1974 | 750 | +39% |
| 1973 | 540 | +40% |
| 1972 | 385 | +21% |
| 1971 | 317 | +22% |
| 1970 | 259 | +11% |
| 1969 | 233 | +25% |
| 1968 | 187 | +27% |
| 1967 | 147 | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 135 | +21% |
| 1965 | 112 | +26% |
| 1964 | 89 | −16% |
| 1963 | 106 | +18% |
| 1962 | 90 | −11% |
| 1961 | 101 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.