Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Cheese (All Kinds) — Production was 6,746 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6,746 t
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
97th
of 117 countries
All-time high
7,472 t
in 2020
All-time low
3,450 t
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1993200820231993: 3.5k t1994: 3.5k t1995: 3.5k t1996: 3.6k t1997: 3.8k t1998: 3.9k t1999: 3.9k t2000: 5.4k t2001: 5.8k t2002: 5.8k t2003: 5.8k t2004: 5.8k t2005: 5.8k t2006: 5.8k t2007: 5.8k t2008: 5.8k t2009: 5.8k t2010: 6.5k t2011: 5.3k t2012: 6.1k t2013: 5.6k t2014: 5.3k t2015: 5.1k t2016: 5.0k t2017: 4.9k t2018: 5.1k t2019: 6.2k t2020: 7.5k t2021: 6.2k t2022: 6.6k t2023: 6.7k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cheese (all kinds) — production in Ethiopia is 6,746 t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cheese (all kinds) — production in Ethiopia peaked at 7,472 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,450 t, in 1993.

Ethiopia ranks 97th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,643 t 3,450 t 3,900 t 7
2000s 5,805 t 5,400 t 5,850 t 10
2010s 5,502 t 4,935 t 6,461 t 10
2020s 6,746 t 6,155 t 7,472 t 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 94 Mauritania 7,800 t compare
  2. 95 Dominican Republic 7,209 t compare
  3. 96 North Macedonia 6,866 t compare
  4. 98 Zambia 6,062 t compare
  5. 99 Kyrgyzstan 5,204 t compare
  6. 100 Oman 5,203 t compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cheese (all kinds) — production in Ethiopia?
Cheese (all kinds) — production in Ethiopia was 6,746 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 7,472 t in 2020.
What is the lowest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,450 t in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for cheese (all kinds) — production?
Ethiopia ranks 97th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
Is cheese (all kinds) — production rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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