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

France and Sudan run nearly level at the top of goats milk cheese output while Syria added 1,111 tonnes in 2023. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Cheese from milk of goats; fresh or processed, 2019-2023, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 47 countries; 45 reported a 2023 quantity, and the 2023 annual listed total is 456,678 tonnes. The 2023 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

France and Sudan run nearly level: 89,440 tonnes against 88,663, a gap of 777 tonnes. The pair holds 39.0 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 52,510 and 43,063 tonnes respectively.

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

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#	Country	2023
1	France FR	89,440
2	Sudan SD	88,663
3	Spain ES	52,510
4	Niger NE	43,063
5	Iran IR	40,163
6	Netherlands NL	28,740
7	Mexico MX	17,969
8	Tajikistan TJ	14,162
9	Afghanistan AF	10,693
10	Belgium BE	10,130
11	Syria SY	8,611
12	Italy IT	7,360
13	China CN	6,507
14	Yemen YE	5,830
15	Bolivia BO	4,702
16	Morocco MA	4,433
17	Ukraine UA	3,454
18	Portugal PT	3,320
19	Iraq IQ	2,720
20	Romania RO	2000
21	Lebanon LB	1728
22	Bulgaria BG	1410
23	Chile CL	1326
24	Austria AT	1180
25	Tunisia TN	1163
26	Germany DE	1153
27	Albania AL	977.22
28	Peru PE	976.44
29	Norway NO	971.86
30	Hungary HU	378.22
31	Cyprus CY	290
32	Kazakhstan KZ	286.58
33	Croatia HR	210
34	Türkiye TR	135.38
35	Slovakia SK	22.07
36	Denmark DK	0
37	Estonia EE	0
38	Greece GR	0
39	Ireland IE	0
40	Latvia LV	0
41	Lithuania LT	0
42	Luxembourg LU	0
43	Malta MT	0
44	Slovenia SI	0
45	Sweden SE	0
46	Czech Republic CZ	-
47	Poland PL	-

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

France was the largest goats milk cheese producer in the 2023 listed data with 89,440 tonnes, followed by Sudan with 88,663 tonnes and Spain with 52,510 tonnes. Niger ranked fourth with 43,063 tonnes.

France holds 19.6 percent of the listed 2023 total. The top three together hold 50.5 percent of the 456,678-tonne listed total.

Syria Adds 1,111 Tonnes as Cheese from Milk of Goats; Fresh or Processed Production Grows 1.0 Percent

From 2022 to 2023 the common reporter universe (45 countries with data in both years) moved from 452,201 tonnes to 456,678 tonnes, a change of 4,477 tonnes (1.0 percent). The totals listed for each year were 452,276 tonnes (46 reporters) and 456,678 tonnes (45 reporters); 1 country reporting in 2022 (74.95 tonnes, Czech Republic) did not report in 2023, while no new reporters joined. Syria added 1,111 tonnes (up 14.8 percent) and Romania 990 tonnes (up 98.0 percent), while Sudan added 915 tonnes (up 1.0 percent).

France Falls 11,050 Tonnes as Cheese from Milk of Goats; Fresh or Processed Production Edges Up 0.3 Percent Among Common Reporters Since 2019

Between 2019 and 2023, the common reporter universe (44 countries with data in both years) rose from 455,320 tonnes to 456,678 tonnes, a change of 1,358 tonnes (0.3 percent). The totals listed for each year were 456,902 tonnes (46 reporters) and 456,678 tonnes (45 reporters); 2 reporters present in 2019 (Czech Republic, 831.97 tonnes, and Poland, 750 tonnes) are absent in 2023, while 1 new reporter added a reported zero (Estonia). France fell 11,050 tonnes (down 11.0 percent), while Iran added 5,584 tonnes (up 16.1 percent) and the Netherlands 4,600 tonnes (up 19.1 percent).

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

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
1	France	100,490	89,380	89,590	89,870	89,440
2	Sudan	90,841	91,393	90,596	87,748	88,663
3	Spain	51,680	63,130	63,620	52,300	52,510
4	Niger	42,301	43,993	42,323	42,873	43,063
5	Iran	34,579	43,942	39,790	39,970	40,163
6	Netherlands	24,140	26,870	25,250	27,870	28,740
7	Mexico	16,689	16,863	17,680	17,906	17,969
8	Tajikistan	13,589	13,538	13,961	14,032	14,162
9	Afghanistan	10,632	10,575	10,545	10,614	10,693
10	Belgium	9,840	10,080	7,370	9,780	10,130
11	Syria	8,197	12,221	6,675	7,500	8,611
12	Italy	7,420	6,790	7,100	7,230	7,360
13	China	6,703	6,606	6,607	6,587	6,507
14	Yemen	5,460	5,083	6,020	5,737	5,830
15	Bolivia	4,697	4,704	4,766	4,653	4,702
16	Morocco	4,592	4,577	4,695	4,621	4,433
17	Ukraine	4,561	4,348	4,151	3,631	3,454
18	Portugal	3,380	3,300	3,470	3,410	3,320
19	Iraq	2,539	2,584	2,630	2,675	2,720
20	Romania	840	1610	1010	1010	2000
21	Lebanon	1720	1733	1756	1732	1728
22	Bulgaria	1120	1300	1260	1340	1410
23	Chile	1162	1386	1369	1349	1326
24	Austria	1450	1430	1090	1250	1180
25	Tunisia	1160	1141	1175	1169	1163
26	Germany	1144	1173	1153	1152	1153
27	Albania	1124	1107	1109	1052	977.22
28	Peru	984.57	984.7	970.45	976.75	976.44
29	Norway	1037	1111	1006	969.98	971.86
30	Hungary	388.55	395	411.78	395	378.22
31	Cyprus	240	240	250	240	290
32	Kazakhstan	304.21	305.86	294.63	267.02	286.58
33	Croatia	140	150	142	140	210
34	Türkiye	143.9	146.99	155.26	134.73	135.38
35	Slovakia	30.9	40.62	29.14	16.78	22.07
36	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0
37	Estonia	-	0	0	0	0
38	Greece	0	0	0	0	0
39	Ireland	0	-	0	0	0
40	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0
41	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0
42	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0
43	Malta	0	0	0	0	0
44	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0
45	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0
46	Czech Republic	831.97	825.87	747.8	74.95	-
47	Poland	750	-	-	-	-

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 goats; fresh or processed, 2019-2023. For goats milk cheese production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2023 goats milk cheese production ranking and shares use 2023 listed quantities. In the goats milk cheese production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For goats 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.