Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 38 t of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling, the 16th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 74%. The record was 121,020 t in 1968.
- Production, 2024
- 38 t
- World rank
- 16 of 22
- 10-year change
- −74%
- Record
- 121,020 t
- 1968
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Japan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.02% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.00
- world 0.06
- 10-year change
- −74%
- world −34%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Turkey | 85 | 0.02% |
| 15 | Madagascar | 57 | 0.01% |
| 16 | Japan | 38 | 0.01% |
| 17 | Indonesia | 23 | 0.00% |
| 18 | South Korea | 10 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling
Share of the world total; Japan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | −16% |
| 2023 | 45 | −12% |
| 2022 | 51 | −16% |
| 2021 | 61 | −24% |
| 2020 | 80 | −13% |
| 2019 | 92 | −16% |
| 2018 | 110 | −12% |
| 2017 | 125 | −3.8% |
| 2016 | 130 | −3.7% |
| 2015 | 135 | −9.4% |
| 2014 | 149 | −11% |
| 2013 | 168 | −17% |
| 2012 | 202 | −8.2% |
| 2011 | 220 | −17% |
| 2010 | 265 | −19% |
| 2009 | 327 | −14% |
| 2008 | 382 | −12% |
| 2007 | 433 | −14% |
| 2006 | 505 | −19% |
| 2005 | 626 | −5.9% |
| 2004 | 665 | −13% |
| 2003 | 765 | −12% |
| 2002 | 866 | −16% |
| 2001 | 1,031 | −17% |
| 2000 | 1,244 | −17% |
| 1999 | 1,496 | −24% |
| 1998 | 1,979 | −21% |
| 1997 | 2,516 | −17% |
| 1996 | 3,021 | −44% |
| 1995 | 5,351 | −31% |
| 1994 | 7,724 | −31% |
| 1993 | 11,212 | −28% |
| 1992 | 15,554 | −25% |
| 1991 | 20,821 | −16% |
| 1990 | 24,925 | −7.1% |
| 1989 | 26,819 | −9.4% |
| 1988 | 29,590 | −15% |
| 1987 | 34,726 | −16% |
| 1986 | 41,465 | −12% |
| 1985 | 47,274 | −6.1% |
| 1984 | 50,352 | −18% |
| 1983 | 61,141 | −3.5% |
| 1982 | 63,332 | −2.2% |
| 1981 | 64,785 | −11% |
| 1980 | 73,061 | −10% |
| 1979 | 81,264 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 77,589 | −2.1% |
| 1977 | 79,262 | −9.8% |
| 1976 | 87,838 | −3.7% |
| 1975 | 91,219 | −11% |
| 1974 | 101,948 | −5.7% |
| 1973 | 108,156 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 105,111 | −2.4% |
| 1971 | 107,694 | −3.6% |
| 1970 | 111,736 | −2.0% |
| 1969 | 114,002 | −5.8% |
| 1968 | 121,020 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 114,482 | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 105,400 | −0.1% |
| 1965 | 105,519 | −5.5% |
| 1964 | 111,659 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 110,923 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 109,074 | −5.4% |
| 1961 | 115,297 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling in Japan?
Japan produced 38 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Japan rank in the world for production of silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling?
Japan ranked 16th 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 Japan changed?
It fell by 74% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −34% for the world. The record was 121,020 t in 1968.
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.