Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling production in Egypt
In 2024 Egypt produced 7 t of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling, the 19th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 17%. The record was 112 t in 1964.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 7 t
- World rank
- 19 of 22
- 10-year change
- +17%
- Record
- 112 t
- 1964
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling in Egypt, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Egypt compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.00
- world 0.06
- 10-year change
- +17%
- world −34%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Indonesia | 23 | 0.00% |
| 18 | South Korea | 10 | 0.00% |
| 19 | Egypt | 7 | 0.00% |
| 20 | Nepal | 4 | 0.00% |
| 21 | Taiwan | 2 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling
Share of the world total; Egypt is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | −13% |
| 2023 | 8 | +14% |
| 2022 | 7 | −50% |
| 2021 | 14 | +27% |
| 2020 | 11 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +22% |
| 2018 | 9 | +13% |
| 2017 | 8 | −11% |
| 2016 | 9 | +50% |
| 2015 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | −14% |
| 2013 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | −42% |
| 2005 | 12 | −14% |
| 2004 | 14 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | −100% |
| 2002 | 21 | +200% |
| 2001 | 7 | −50% |
| 2000 | 14 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 14 | +56% |
| 1998 | 9 | −36% |
| 1997 | 14 | −33% |
| 1996 | 21 | −28% |
| 1995 | 29 | +81% |
| 1994 | 16 | −36% |
| 1993 | 25 | −26% |
| 1992 | 34 | +62% |
| 1991 | 21 | −62% |
| 1990 | 55 | +22% |
| 1989 | 45 | +55% |
| 1988 | 29 | +16% |
| 1987 | 25 | +39% |
| 1986 | 18 | −25% |
| 1985 | 24 | −4.0% |
| 1984 | 25 | −17% |
| 1983 | 30 | −25% |
| 1982 | 40 | −20% |
| 1981 | 50 | −29% |
| 1980 | 70 | +25% |
| 1979 | 56 | +17% |
| 1978 | 48 | −13% |
| 1977 | 55 | −27% |
| 1976 | 75 | +150% |
| 1975 | 30 | +58% |
| 1974 | 19 | −32% |
| 1973 | 28 | −75% |
| 1972 | 110 | +10% |
| 1971 | 100 | +20% |
| 1970 | 83 | +11% |
| 1969 | 75 | −24% |
| 1968 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 98 | +96% |
| 1966 | 50 | +79% |
| 1965 | 28 | −75% |
| 1964 | 112 | +13% |
| 1963 | 99 | +154% |
| 1962 | 39 | −22% |
| 1961 | 50 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling in Egypt?
Egypt produced 7 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Egypt rank in the world for production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling?
Egypt ranked 19th 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 Egypt changed?
It rose by 17% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −34% for the world. The record was 112 t in 1964.
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 Egypt 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.