Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — Production in Nepal
Nepal: Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — Production was 4 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — Production in Nepal, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 4 t for silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — production in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.2% on the previous year and down 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — production in Nepal peaked at 55 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 2023.
That places Nepal 20th out of 22 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — Production in Nepal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29 t | — |
| 2011 | 30 t | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 31 t | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 31.4 t | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.6 t | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 38.5 t | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 52 t | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 55 t | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 30 t | -45.5% |
| 2019 | 32 t | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 35 t | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 39 t | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 41 t | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 4 t | -90.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 4 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 342.29 t, 1% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — Production in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -90.2% | 41 t | 4 t |
| 2018 | -45.5% | 55 t | 30 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.65 t | 29 t | 55 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.75 t | 4 t | 41 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 17 Greece 12.39 t compare
- 18 Egypt 6.46 t compare
- 19 Republic of Korea 6 t compare
- 21 China, Taiwan Province of 2.04 t compare
- 22 Spain 0.12 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — production in Nepal?
- Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — production in Nepal was 4 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — production recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 55 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — production recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — production?
- Nepal ranks 20th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — production rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.