Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling production in Afghanistan
In 2024 Afghanistan produced 500 t of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling, the 10th largest in the world (0.11% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.0%. The record was 1,100 t in 1976.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 500 t
- World rank
- 10 of 22
- 10-year change
- 0.0%
- Record
- 1,100 t
- 1976
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling in Afghanistan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Afghanistan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.11%
- 0.07% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.01
- world 0.06
- 10-year change
- 0.0%
- world −34%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Brazil | 1,581 | 0.34% |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 1,414 | 0.30% |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 500 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 343 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 334 | 0.07% |
Map of world production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling
Share of the world total; Afghanistan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 500 | −17% |
| 1978 | 600 | +20% |
| 1977 | 500 | −55% |
| 1976 | 1,100 | +120% |
| 1975 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 500 | +47% |
| 1972 | 340 | −23% |
| 1971 | 440 | −2.2% |
| 1970 | 450 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 450 | −10.0% |
| 1968 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1964 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1962 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 500 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan produced 500 t in 2024, 0.11% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Afghanistan rank in the world for production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling?
Afghanistan ranked 10th of 22 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 56.0% of the world total.
How has the production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling in Afghanistan changed?
It rose by 0.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −34% for the world. The record was 1,100 t in 1976.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Afghanistan is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
All countries producing silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling
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.