Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Cheese (All Kinds) — Production was 1,407 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,407 t
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
11th
of 11 regions
All-time high
1,554 t
in 2005
All-time low
687.5 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

05001.0k1.5k196119922023

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

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 1,407 t for cheese (all kinds) — production in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cheese (all kinds) — production in Middle Africa peaked at 1,554 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 687.5 t, in 1961.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 771.02 t 687.5 t 831.73 t 9
1970s 885.38 t 837.59 t 937.5 t 10
1980s 990.97 t 941.25 t 1,028 t 10
1990s 1,028 t 916.88 t 1,203 t 10
2000s 1,342 t 1,062 t 1,554 t 10
2010s 1,405 t 1,211 t 1,520 t 10
2020s 1,424 t 1,407 t 1,448 t 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 8 Egypt 765,662 t compare
  2. 9 Australia and New Zealand 749,812 t compare
  3. 10 Canada 599,949 t compare
  4. 11 Spain 535,875 t compare
  5. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 509,900 t compare
  6. 13 Denmark 496,700 t compare
  7. 14 Argentina 477,436 t compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cheese (all kinds) — production in Middle Africa?
Cheese (all kinds) — production in Middle Africa was 1,407 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,554 t in 2005.
What is the lowest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 687.5 t in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for cheese (all kinds) — production?
Middle Africa ranks 11th out of 11 regions with data for 2023.
Is cheese (all kinds) — production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa 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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