Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling production in Brazil
In 2024 Brazil produced 1,581 t of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling, the 8th largest in the world (0.34% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 41%. The record was 18,823 t in 1993.
- Production, 2024
- 1,581 t
- World rank
- 8 of 22
- 10-year change
- −41%
- Record
- 18,823 t
- 1993
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling in Brazil, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Brazil compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.34%
- 0.38% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.01
- world 0.06
- 10-year change
- −41%
- world −34%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Thailand | 2,000 | 0.43% |
| 7 | Iran | 1,800 | 0.39% |
| 8 | Brazil | 1,581 | 0.34% |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 1,414 | 0.30% |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 500 | 0.11% |
Map of world production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling
Share of the world total; Brazil is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,581 | −7.8% |
| 2023 | 1,715 | −5.1% |
| 2022 | 1,807 | −18% |
| 2021 | 2,211 | −19% |
| 2020 | 2,742 | −10% |
| 2019 | 3,047 | −0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,055 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,039 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 2,855 | −5.0% |
| 2015 | 3,006 | +12% |
| 2014 | 2,682 | −1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,709 | −0.8% |
| 2012 | 2,731 | −15% |
| 2011 | 3,219 | −12% |
| 2010 | 3,651 | −26% |
| 2009 | 4,954 | −20% |
| 2008 | 6,162 | −25% |
| 2007 | 8,205 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 7,880 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 7,449 | −7.4% |
| 2004 | 8,045 | −19% |
| 2003 | 9,939 | −1.3% |
| 2002 | 10,070 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 9,760 | +18% |
| 2000 | 8,254 | −18% |
| 1999 | 10,091 | −28% |
| 1998 | 14,048 | −5.3% |
| 1997 | 14,832 | −18% |
| 1996 | 17,991 | +13% |
| 1995 | 15,941 | −9.6% |
| 1994 | 17,633 | −6.3% |
| 1993 | 18,823 | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 17,534 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 17,117 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 16,271 | +32% |
| 1989 | 12,296 | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 11,228 | −5.3% |
| 1987 | 11,858 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 11,496 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 10,933 | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 10,202 | +13% |
| 1983 | 9,056 | −2.2% |
| 1982 | 9,258 | −12% |
| 1981 | 10,513 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 9,637 | +14% |
| 1979 | 8,456 | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 7,714 | −3.2% |
| 1977 | 7,966 | −13% |
| 1976 | 9,132 | +20% |
| 1975 | 7,602 | +59% |
| 1974 | 4,793 | −5.4% |
| 1973 | 5,064 | +59% |
| 1972 | 3,192 | +33% |
| 1971 | 2,394 | −2.8% |
| 1970 | 2,463 | +20% |
| 1969 | 2,044 | +27% |
| 1968 | 1,610 | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 1,480 | −0.9% |
| 1966 | 1,493 | −6.3% |
| 1965 | 1,593 | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 1,456 | −6.7% |
| 1963 | 1,561 | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 1,444 | −9.9% |
| 1961 | 1,603 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling in Brazil?
Brazil produced 1,581 t in 2024, 0.34% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Brazil rank in the world for production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling?
Brazil ranked 8th 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 Brazil changed?
It fell by 41% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −34% for the world. The record was 18,823 t in 1993.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 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.