Cheese from Skimmed Cow Milk Production by Country

Iran stayed the third-largest skimmed cow milk cheese producer while adding 28,139 tonnes and Germany lost 142,704 tonnes since 2019. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Cheese from skimmed cow milk, 2019-2023, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 44 countries, all of which reported a 2023 quantity, and the 2023 annual listed total is 2,736,529 tonnes. The 2023 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

Germany produced 2.21 times as much as France: 681,196 tonnes against 308,693, while Iran ranks third with 247,180 tonnes, 61,513 tonnes behind France. The top two hold 36.2 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 247,180 and 206,721 tonnes respectively.

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#	Country	2023
1	Germany DE	681,196
2	France FR	308,693
3	Iran IR	247,180
4	United States US	206,721
5	Russia RU	186,994
6	Egypt EG	184,743
7	China CN	136,144
8	Uzbekistan UZ	125,248
9	Japan JP	106,252
10	Poland PL	87,987
11	Czech Republic CZ	53,964
12	Myanmar MM	50,227
13	Austria AT	40,000
14	Israel IL	30,664
15	Canada CA	30,599
16	Belgium BE	27,623
17	Lithuania LT	23,918
18	Costa Rica CR	23,640
19	Türkiye TR	23,406
20	Switzerland CH	19,156
21	Brazil BR	16,286
22	Morocco MA	16,069
23	Greece GR	11,876
24	Honduras HN	11,763
25	Azerbaijan AZ	11,192
26	Hungary HU	10,270
27	Nigeria NG	9,559
28	Uruguay UY	8,641
29	Yemen YE	8,000
30	Mauritania MR	7,800
31	Latvia LV	5,572
32	Chile CL	4,874
33	Iraq IQ	4,162
34	Ireland IE	3,591
35	Botswana BW	2,896
36	Algeria DZ	2,620
37	Peru PE	2,588
38	Spain ES	1545
39	Turkmenistan TM	1273
40	Nicaragua NI	666
41	Belarus BY	383.3
42	Iceland IS	326.83
43	Tajikistan TJ	116.6
44	Serbia RS	104.14

Cheese from Skimmed Cow Milk Production by Country in 2023

Germany was the largest skimmed cow milk cheese producer in the 2023 listed data with 681,196 tonnes, followed by France with 308,693 tonnes and Iran with 247,180 tonnes. The United States ranked fourth with 206,721 tonnes.

Germany holds 24.9 percent of the listed 2023 total. The top three together hold 45.2 percent of the 2,736,529-tonne listed total.

Iran Adds 28,139 Tonnes as Cheese from Skimmed Cow Milk Production Eases 0.6 Percent

From 2022 to 2023 the common reporter universe (44 countries with data in both years) moved from 2,753,883 tonnes to 2,736,529 tonnes, a change of -17,354 tonnes (-0.6 percent). The totals listed for each year were 2,753,883 tonnes (44 reporters) and 2,736,529 tonnes (44 reporters); no country exited and no new reporter joined. Iran added 28,139 tonnes (up 12.8 percent), while Egypt fell 18,948 tonnes (down 9.3 percent) and Japan 12,003 tonnes (down 10.2 percent).

Germany Falls 142,704 Tonnes as Cheese from Skimmed Cow Milk Production Drops 4.8 Percent Among Common Reporters Since 2019

Between 2019 and 2023, the common reporter universe (43 countries with data in both years) fell from 2,783,258 tonnes to 2,648,542 tonnes, a change of -134,716 tonnes (-4.8 percent). The totals listed for each year were 2,783,258 tonnes (43 reporters) and 2,736,529 tonnes (44 reporters); no reporter present in 2019 is absent in 2023, while 1 new reporter added 87,987 tonnes (Poland). Germany fell 142,704 tonnes (down 17.3 percent) and Myanmar 94,220 tonnes (down 65.2 percent), while Uzbekistan added 88,159 tonnes (up 237.7 percent).

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
1	Germany	823,900	815,817	691,028	688,521	681,196
2	France	386,869	355,511	352,020	310,314	308,693
3	Iran	221,373	243,906	254,973	219,041	247,180
4	United States	201,596	211,807	200,000	208,863	206,721
5	Russia	167,809	173,923	176,959	196,182	186,994
6	Egypt	160,445	171,716	187,437	203,691	184,743
7	China	106,766	116,538	123,258	129,583	136,144
8	Uzbekistan	37,089	38,574	39,887	121,166	125,248
9	Japan	97,991	112,709	115,992	118,255	106,252
10	Poland	-	-	93,865	84,682	87,987
11	Czech Republic	36,664	50,172	62,606	55,673	53,964
12	Myanmar	144,447	50,400	50,399	50,366	50,227
13	Austria	40,000	40,000	40,000	40,000	40,000
14	Israel	28,730	29,971	30,355	30,673	30,664
15	Canada	36,183	33,386	31,779	31,320	30,599
16	Belgium	24,695	25,656	24,557	27,762	27,623
17	Lithuania	16,000	28,991	33,800	28,265	23,918
18	Costa Rica	23,769	23,387	23,662	23,658	23,640
19	Türkiye	65,716	29,658	29,006	19,971	23,406
20	Switzerland	19,287	19,841	18,678	17,855	19,156
21	Brazil	12,067	12,035	12,074	15,899	16,286
22	Morocco	20,938	21,140	21,144	16,913	16,069
23	Greece	17,189	12,277	10,358	12,174	11,876
24	Honduras	11,529	11,744	11,697	11,758	11,763
25	Azerbaijan	9,858	10,540	11,171	10,721	11,192
26	Hungary	9,145	9,775	10,075	10,465	10,270
27	Nigeria	9,426	9,557	9,500	9,531	9,559
28	Uruguay	14,133	15,384	12,567	15,398	8,641
29	Yemen	5,311	5,396	6,187	7,600	8,000
30	Mauritania	6,873	6,371	7,932	7,694	7,800
31	Latvia	623.92	6,720	9,599	869.47	5,572
32	Chile	5,325	4,648	4,710	5,041	4,874
33	Iraq	5,055	3,985	4,254	4,266	4,162
34	Ireland	520.06	405.08	510.48	6,881	3,591
35	Botswana	6,199	6,637	5,248	3,068	2,896
36	Algeria	2,685	2,618	2,610	2,636	2,620
37	Peru	2,853	3,164	2,898	2,817	2,588
38	Spain	1200	1300	1296	1478	1545
39	Turkmenistan	1594	1621	1635	1218	1273
40	Nicaragua	385.45	411.41	720	684	666
41	Belarus	396.05	394.45	383.23	392.21	383.3
42	Iceland	327.97	325.5	319.14	317.35	326.83
43	Tajikistan	90.59	89.72	92.97	117	116.6
44	Serbia	203.91	194.12	111.32	103.2	104.14

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