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

Türkiye stayed the seventh-largest sheep milk cheese producer while losing 4,812 tonnes from 2022 and China added 7,966 tonnes since 2019. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Cheese from milk of sheep; fresh or processed, 2019-2023, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 49 countries; 48 reported a 2023 quantity, and the 2023 annual listed total is 510,267 tonnes. The 2023 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

Spain and China run nearly level: 75,240 tonnes against 74,811, a gap of 429 tonnes. The pair holds 29.4 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 73,760 and 61,090 tonnes respectively.

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

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#	Country	2023
1	Spain ES	75,240
2	China CN	74,811
3	Italy IT	73,760
4	France FR	61,090
5	Syria SY	47,528
6	Niger NE	35,196
7	Türkiye TR	33,580
8	Iran IR	15,822
9	Sudan SD	13,385
10	Afghanistan AF	11,485
11	Jordan JO	8,879
12	Bulgaria BG	6,300
13	Yemen YE	5,978
14	Bolivia BO	5,867
15	Portugal PT	5,770
16	Moldova MD	5,327
17	Iraq IQ	5,317
18	Slovakia SK	3,632
19	Romania RO	3,360
20	Ukraine UA	2,875
21	Morocco MA	2,458
22	Lebanon LB	1981
23	Mongolia MN	1963
24	Cyprus CY	1640
25	Oman OM	1396
26	Israel IL	1301
27	Serbia RS	1275
28	Albania AL	942.77
29	Austria AT	790
30	Ecuador EC	595.31
31	Belgium BE	240
32	Croatia HR	200
33	Azerbaijan AZ	145.12
34	Hungary HU	92.89
35	Poland PL	43.73
36	Czech Republic CZ	0
37	Denmark DK	0
38	Estonia EE	0
39	Finland FI	0
40	Greece GR	0
41	Ireland IE	0
42	Latvia LV	0
43	Lithuania LT	0
44	Luxembourg LU	0
45	Malta MT	0
46	Netherlands NL	0
47	Slovenia SI	0
48	Sweden SE	0
49	Palestine PS	-

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

Spain was the largest sheep milk cheese producer in the 2023 listed data with 75,240 tonnes, followed by China with 74,811 tonnes and Italy with 73,760 tonnes. France ranked fourth with 61,090 tonnes.

Spain holds 14.7 percent of the listed 2023 total. The top three together hold 43.9 percent of the 510,267-tonne listed total.

Türkiye Falls 4,812 Tonnes as Cheese from Milk of Sheep; Fresh or Processed Production Drops 2.1 Percent Among Common Reporters

From 2022 to 2023 the common reporter universe (48 countries with data in both years) moved from 521,406 tonnes to 510,267 tonnes, a change of -11,139 tonnes (-2.1 percent). The totals listed for each year were 531,643 tonnes (49 reporters) and 510,267 tonnes (48 reporters); 1 country reporting in 2022 (10,238 tonnes, Palestine) did not report in 2023, while no new reporters joined. Türkiye fell 4,812 tonnes (down 12.5 percent) and France 3,490 tonnes (down 5.4 percent), while Niger added 3,694 tonnes (up 11.7 percent).

Türkiye Falls 21,146 Tonnes as Cheese from Milk of Sheep; Fresh or Processed Production Drops 2.0 Percent Among Common Reporters Since 2019

Between 2019 and 2023, the common reporter universe (45 countries with data in both years) fell from 520,661 tonnes to 510,267 tonnes, a change of -10,394 tonnes (-2.0 percent). The totals listed for each year were 526,640 tonnes (46 reporters) and 510,267 tonnes (48 reporters); 1 reporter present in 2019 (5,979 tonnes, Palestine) is absent in 2023, while 3 new reporters joined with reported zeros (Estonia, Finland and the Netherlands). Türkiye fell 21,146 tonnes (down 38.6 percent), while China added 7,966 tonnes (up 11.9 percent) and Spain 5,340 tonnes (up 7.6 percent).

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

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
1	Spain	69,900	70,300	72,160	74,950	75,240
2	China	66,845	69,501	73,064	75,031	74,811
3	Italy	77,870	72,760	74,440	74,100	73,760
4	France	65,150	66,920	68,690	64,580	61,090
5	Syria	44,042	55,230	51,920	48,889	47,528
6	Niger	34,651	35,864	30,867	31,502	35,196
7	Türkiye	54,726	39,605	41,141	38,392	33,580
8	Iran	13,525	15,543	16,162	16,507	15,822
9	Sudan	13,695	13,728	13,593	13,335	13,385
10	Afghanistan	10,143	12,280	9,845	11,639	11,485
11	Jordan	10,796	11,373	6,958	11,054	8,879
12	Bulgaria	6,590	7,210	7,270	7,250	6,300
13	Yemen	5,599	4,706	6,172	5,883	5,978
14	Bolivia	5,840	5,876	5,925	5,915	5,867
15	Portugal	6,610	6,030	5,380	6,520	5,770
16	Moldova	3,985	4,358	5,601	5,559	5,327
17	Iraq	5,222	5,245	5,270	5,292	5,317
18	Slovakia	3,302	3,389	3,403	3,472	3,632
19	Romania	3,850	5,320	3,630	3,510	3,360
20	Ukraine	3,725	3,675	3,725	3,100	2,875
21	Morocco	2,518	2,548	2,589	2,530	2,458
22	Lebanon	1882	1873	2007	1996	1981
23	Mongolia	2,479	2,355	2,117	2,591	1963
24	Cyprus	790	850	940	950	1640
25	Oman	1414	1434	1364	1377	1396
26	Israel	1085	1151	1213	1224	1301
27	Serbia	1227	1054	1140	1022	1275
28	Albania	1157	1090	1075	1009	942.77
29	Austria	710	760	1280	920	790
30	Ecuador	692.82	672.82	572.06	589.26	595.31
31	Belgium	150	120	110	210	240
32	Croatia	190	250	245	220	200
33	Azerbaijan	150.7	148.3	149.44	149.4	145.12
34	Hungary	91.16	92.89	91.16	86.54	92.89
35	Poland	56.64	53.68	50.66	43.72	43.73
36	Czech Republic	0	0	0	7.54	0
37	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0
38	Estonia	-	0	0	0	0
39	Finland	-	-	0	0	0
40	Greece	0	0	0	0	0
41	Ireland	0	-	0	0	0
42	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0
43	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0
44	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0
45	Malta	0	0	0	0	0
46	Netherlands	-	0	0	0	0
47	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0
48	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0
49	Palestine	5,979	6,009	6,020	10,238	-

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