FAOSTAT · 1961–2017
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling production in Bulgaria
In 2017 Bulgaria produced 18 t of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling. Over ten years it fell by 57%. The record was 2,387 t in 1965.
The 2017 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2017
- 18 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- −57%
- Record
- 2,387 t
- 1965
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling in Bulgaria, 1961–2017 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 | −57% |
| 2016 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 41 | −2.4% |
| 2013 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 42 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 39 | +30% |
| 1996 | 30 | −62% |
| 1995 | 79 | +32% |
| 1994 | 60 | −76% |
| 1993 | 255 | −0.8% |
| 1992 | 257 | −68% |
| 1991 | 798 | −20% |
| 1990 | 1,000 | +14% |
| 1989 | 874 | +19% |
| 1988 | 736 | −7.5% |
| 1987 | 796 | −38% |
| 1986 | 1,275 | −12% |
| 1985 | 1,443 | −15% |
| 1984 | 1,690 | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 1,581 | −4.0% |
| 1982 | 1,647 | +23% |
| 1981 | 1,344 | −4.5% |
| 1980 | 1,408 | −9.4% |
| 1979 | 1,554 | −11% |
| 1978 | 1,743 | +33% |
| 1977 | 1,315 | −29% |
| 1976 | 1,862 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 1,736 | −4.9% |
| 1974 | 1,825 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 1,812 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | 1,930 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1,889 | −4.5% |
| 1970 | 1,979 | −12% |
| 1969 | 2,249 | +12% |
| 1968 | 2,004 | −7.2% |
| 1967 | 2,159 | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 2,043 | −14% |
| 1965 | 2,387 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 2,345 | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 2,261 | +26% |
| 1962 | 1,800 | +7.7% |
| 1961 | 1,671 | — |
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.