Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Americas

Americas: Cheese (All Kinds) — Production was 8.92 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.92 million t
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
8.92 million t
in 2023
All-time low
1.53 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Americas, 1961–2023

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cheese (all kinds) — production in Americas is 8.92 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cheese (all kinds) — production in Americas peaked at 8.92 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million t, in 1961.

Americas ranks 4th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.70 million t 1.53 million t 1.93 million t 9
1970s 2.51 million t 2.07 million t 2.96 million t 10
1980s 3.56 million t 3.12 million t 3.94 million t 10
1990s 4.63 million t 4.11 million t 5.26 million t 10
2000s 5.91 million t 5.46 million t 6.64 million t 10
2010s 7.63 million t 6.96 million t 8.18 million t 10
2020s 8.68 million t 8.30 million t 8.92 million t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Germany 3.04 million t compare
  2. 2 France 2.22 million t compare
  3. 3 USSR 1.69 million t compare
  4. 4 Italy 1.34 million t compare
  5. 5 Poland 1.06 million t compare
  6. 6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.02 million t compare
  7. 7 Türkiye 830,204 t compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cheese (all kinds) — production in Americas?
Cheese (all kinds) — production in Americas was 8.92 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 8.92 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million t in 1961.
How does Americas rank for cheese (all kinds) — production?
Americas ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is cheese (all kinds) — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cheese (All Kinds) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cheese (All Kinds) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 7,910 data points, 1961–2023
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