Cheese from Milk of Buffalo; Fresh or Processed Production by Country

Egypt stayed the third-largest buffalo milk cheese producer while losing 11,412 tonnes and Greece added 4,920 tonnes. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Cheese from milk of buffalo; fresh or processed, 2019-2023, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 27 countries; 26 reported a 2023 quantity, and the 2023 annual listed total is 654,522 tonnes. The 2023 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

Greece produced 1.47 times as much as Spain: 219,590 tonnes against 148,960, while Egypt ranks third with 136,714 tonnes, 12,246 tonnes behind Spain. The top two hold 56.3 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 136,714 and 55,800 tonnes respectively.

Cheese from Milk of Buffalo; Fresh or Processed Production by Country

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#	Country	2023
1	Greece GR	219,590
2	Spain ES	148,960
3	Egypt EG	136,714
4	Italy IT	55,800
5	Cyprus CY	36,520
6	France FR	25,170
7	China CN	13,128
8	Portugal PT	7,320
9	Slovakia SK	4,360
10	Bulgaria BG	3,380
11	Romania RO	2,760
12	Netherlands NL	690
13	Austria AT	110
14	Croatia HR	20
15	Belgium BE	0
16	Denmark DK	0
17	Estonia EE	0
18	Finland FI	0
19	Ireland IE	0
20	Latvia LV	0
21	Lithuania LT	0
22	Luxembourg LU	0
23	Malta MT	0
24	Poland PL	0
25	Slovenia SI	0
26	Sweden SE	0
27	Czech Republic CZ	-

Cheese from Milk of Buffalo; Fresh or Processed Production by Country in 2023

Greece was the largest buffalo milk cheese producer in the 2023 listed data with 219,590 tonnes, followed by Spain with 148,960 tonnes and Egypt with 136,714 tonnes. Italy ranked fourth with 55,800 tonnes.

Greece holds 33.5 percent of the listed 2023 total. The top three together hold 77.2 percent of the 654,522-tonne listed total.

Egypt Falls 11,412 Tonnes as Cheese from Milk of Buffalo; Fresh or Processed Output Holds Flat

From 2022 to 2023 the common reporter universe (26 countries with data in both years) moved from 654,558 tonnes to 654,522 tonnes, a change of -36 tonnes, essentially unchanged. The totals listed for each year were 654,568 tonnes (27 reporters) and 654,522 tonnes (26 reporters); 1 country reporting in 2022 (10 tonnes, Czech Republic) did not report in 2023, while no new reporters joined. Egypt fell 11,412 tonnes (down 7.7 percent), while Greece added 4,920 tonnes (up 2.3 percent) and Cyprus 2,580 tonnes (up 7.6 percent).

Greece Adds 32,940 Tonnes as Cheese from Milk of Buffalo; Fresh or Processed Production Grows 13.2 Percent Since 2019

Between 2019 and 2023, the common reporter universe (23 countries with data in both years) rose from 578,362 tonnes to 654,522 tonnes, a change of 76,160 tonnes (13.2 percent). The totals listed for each year were 578,362 tonnes (23 reporters) and 654,522 tonnes (26 reporters); no reporter present in 2019 is absent in 2023, while 3 new reporters joined with reported zeros (Estonia, Finland and Malta). Greece added 32,940 tonnes (up 17.6 percent) and France 17,210 tonnes (up 216.2 percent), while Spain added 14,190 tonnes (up 10.5 percent).

Cheese from Milk of Buffalo; Fresh or Processed Production by Country

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
1	Greece	186,650	204,620	209,940	214,670	219,590
2	Spain	134,770	144,810	188,830	147,770	148,960
3	Egypt	123,455	127,383	134,633	148,126	136,714
4	Italy	56,040	52,540	55,760	55,780	55,800
5	Cyprus	28,020	31,640	34,680	33,940	36,520
6	France	7,960	22,370	23,080	24,100	25,170
7	China	11,727	11,691	11,579	12,832	13,128
8	Portugal	6,650	6,520	6,260	7,140	7,320
9	Slovakia	4,360	4,740	4,400	4,140	4,360
10	Bulgaria	2,470	3,990	3,040	2,920	3,380
11	Romania	8,960	5,210	2,750	2,660	2,760
12	Netherlands	7,240	2,170	1080	370	690
13	Austria	50	80	60	100	110
14	Croatia	10	10	10	10	20
15	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0
16	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0
17	Estonia	-	0	0	0	0
18	Finland	-	-	0	0	0
19	Ireland	0	-	0	0	0
20	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0
21	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0
22	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0
23	Malta	-	-	0	0	0
24	Poland	0	0	0	0	0
25	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0
26	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0
27	Czech Republic	-	-	-	10	-

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products production quantity (Element 5510) for item Cheese from milk of buffalo; fresh or processed, 2019-2023. For buffalo milk cheese production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2023 buffalo milk cheese production ranking and shares use 2023 listed quantities. In the buffalo milk cheese production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For buffalo milk cheese production changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.