Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Cheese (All Kinds) — Production was 905,543 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
905,543 t
Change on year
down 7.4%
Rank
15th
of 27 groups
All-time high
978,150 t
in 2022
All-time low
193,609 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cheese (all kinds) — production in Northern Africa is 905,543 t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cheese (all kinds) — production in Northern Africa peaked at 978,150 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 193,609 t, in 1961.

That places Northern Africa 15th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 193,609 t
1962 194,620 t +0.5%
1963 199,707 t +2.6%
1964 202,423 t +1.4%
1965 204,779 t +1.2%
1966 206,255 t +0.7%
1967 211,470 t +2.5%
1968 223,526 t +5.7%
1969 220,090 t -1.5%
1970 230,219 t +4.6%
1971 232,147 t +0.8%
1972 235,311 t +1.4%
1973 239,110 t +1.6%
1974 244,559 t +2.3%
1975 253,090 t +3.5%
1976 257,142 t +1.6%
1977 261,218 t +1.6%
1978 267,046 t +2.2%
1979 271,378 t +1.6%
1980 278,043 t +2.5%
1981 282,377 t +1.6%
1982 286,056 t +1.3%
1983 295,812 t +3.4%
1984 308,547 t +4.3%
1985 310,518 t +0.6%
1986 319,494 t +2.9%
1987 327,647 t +2.6%
1988 327,889 t +0.1%
1989 338,030 t +3.1%
1990 345,667 t +2.3%
1991 377,533 t +9.2%
1992 386,908 t +2.5%
1993 401,687 t +3.8%
1994 482,433 t +20.1%
1995 516,615 t +7.1%
1996 510,773 t -1.1%
1997 548,113 t +7.3%
1998 577,748 t +5.4%
1999 643,154 t +11.3%
2000 644,161 t +0.2%
2001 641,350 t -0.4%
2002 720,874 t +12.4%
2003 847,007 t +17.5%
2004 800,026 t -5.5%
2005 805,254 t +0.7%
2006 808,182 t +0.4%
2007 836,089 t +3.5%
2008 840,622 t +0.5%
2009 848,503 t +0.9%
2010 683,168 t -19.5%
2011 683,015 t -0.0%
2012 789,822 t +15.6%
2013 773,417 t -2.1%
2014 774,325 t +0.1%
2015 749,084 t -3.3%
2016 733,870 t -2.0%
2017 777,412 t +5.9%
2018 755,066 t -2.9%
2019 794,102 t +5.2%
2020 823,324 t +3.7%
2021 918,954 t +11.6%
2022 978,150 t +6.4%
2023 905,543 t -7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 206,275 t 193,609 t 223,526 t 9
1970s 249,122 t 230,219 t 271,378 t 10
1980s 307,441 t 278,043 t 338,030 t 10
1990s 479,063 t 345,667 t 643,154 t 10
2000s 779,207 t 641,350 t 848,503 t 10
2010s 751,328 t 683,015 t 794,102 t 10
2020s 906,493 t 823,324 t 978,150 t 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 509,900 t compare
  2. 13 Denmark 496,700 t compare
  3. 14 Argentina 477,436 t compare
  4. 15 New Zealand 375,000 t compare
  5. 16 Australia 374,812 t compare
  6. 17 Uzbekistan 325,453 t compare
  7. 18 Belarus 307,551 t compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cheese (all kinds) — production in Northern Africa?
Cheese (all kinds) — production in Northern Africa was 905,543 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 978,150 t in 2022.
What is the lowest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 193,609 t in 1961.
How does Northern Africa rank for cheese (all kinds) — production?
Northern Africa ranks 15th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is cheese (all kinds) — production rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern 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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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.