Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cheese (All Kinds) — Production was 808,572 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
808,572 t
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
16th
of 27 groups
All-time high
808,572 t
in 2023
All-time low
103,498 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 808,572 t for cheese (all kinds) — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cheese (all kinds) — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 808,572 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 103,498 t, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 16th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 103,498 t
1962 104,090 t +0.6%
1963 121,565 t +16.8%
1964 113,688 t -6.5%
1965 118,909 t +4.6%
1966 114,589 t -3.6%
1967 120,711 t +5.3%
1968 125,269 t +3.8%
1969 120,568 t -3.8%
1970 121,053 t +0.4%
1971 122,123 t +0.9%
1972 119,279 t -2.3%
1973 111,425 t -6.6%
1974 125,532 t +12.7%
1975 136,966 t +9.1%
1976 144,410 t +5.4%
1977 141,206 t -2.2%
1978 145,412 t +3.0%
1979 159,807 t +9.9%
1980 165,857 t +3.8%
1981 174,383 t +5.1%
1982 179,484 t +2.9%
1983 183,975 t +2.5%
1984 162,014 t -11.9%
1985 156,383 t -3.5%
1986 151,075 t -3.4%
1987 172,047 t +13.9%
1988 174,538 t +1.4%
1989 181,639 t +4.1%
1990 202,930 t +11.7%
1991 236,738 t +16.7%
1992 278,128 t +17.5%
1993 272,382 t -2.1%
1994 314,108 t +15.3%
1995 328,741 t +4.7%
1996 291,662 t -11.3%
1997 311,208 t +6.7%
1998 336,962 t +8.3%
1999 361,372 t +7.2%
2000 368,113 t +1.9%
2001 374,898 t +1.8%
2002 390,089 t +4.1%
2003 388,898 t -0.3%
2004 417,595 t +7.4%
2005 442,710 t +6.0%
2006 455,438 t +2.9%
2007 474,171 t +4.1%
2008 468,242 t -1.3%
2009 467,190 t -0.2%
2010 316,872 t -32.2%
2011 332,326 t +4.9%
2012 611,629 t +84.0%
2013 611,579 t -0.0%
2014 704,371 t +15.2%
2015 738,860 t +4.9%
2016 759,171 t +2.7%
2017 772,592 t +1.8%
2018 794,402 t +2.8%
2019 649,307 t -18.3%
2020 696,260 t +7.2%
2021 687,118 t -1.3%
2022 789,162 t +14.9%
2023 808,572 t +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 115,876 t 103,498 t 125,269 t 9
1970s 132,721 t 111,425 t 159,807 t 10
1980s 170,140 t 151,075 t 183,975 t 10
1990s 293,423 t 202,930 t 361,372 t 10
2000s 424,734 t 368,113 t 474,171 t 10
2010s 629,111 t 316,872 t 794,402 t 10
2020s 745,278 t 687,118 t 808,572 t 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 13 Denmark 496,700 t compare
  2. 14 Argentina 477,436 t compare
  3. 15 New Zealand 375,000 t compare
  4. 16 Australia 374,812 t compare
  5. 17 Uzbekistan 325,453 t compare
  6. 18 Belarus 307,551 t compare
  7. 19 Ireland 288,491 t compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cheese (all kinds) — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Cheese (all kinds) — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 808,572 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 808,572 t in 2023.
What is the lowest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 103,498 t in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cheese (all kinds) — production?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is cheese (all kinds) — production rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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