Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Cheese (All Kinds) — Production was 1.77 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.77 million t
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
10th
of 27 groups
All-time high
1.77 million t
in 2023
All-time low
368,850 t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cheese (all kinds) — production in Northern Europe is 1.77 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cheese (all kinds) — production in Northern Europe peaked at 1.77 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 368,850 t, in 1962.

That places Northern Europe 10th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 377,760 t
1962 368,850 t -2.4%
1963 375,371 t +1.8%
1964 389,272 t +3.7%
1965 391,107 t +0.5%
1966 392,705 t +0.4%
1967 413,704 t +5.3%
1968 391,718 t -5.3%
1969 397,370 t +1.4%
1970 426,042 t +7.2%
1971 478,048 t +12.2%
1972 528,694 t +10.6%
1973 512,885 t -3.0%
1974 604,583 t +17.9%
1975 642,195 t +6.2%
1976 610,392 t -5.0%
1977 639,775 t +4.8%
1978 671,532 t +5.0%
1979 710,581 t +5.8%
1980 744,939 t +4.8%
1981 784,208 t +5.3%
1982 801,922 t +2.3%
1983 792,962 t -1.1%
1984 849,521 t +7.1%
1985 851,088 t +0.2%
1986 844,082 t -0.8%
1987 885,639 t +4.9%
1988 923,286 t +4.3%
1989 924,187 t +0.1%
1990 971,560 t +5.1%
1991 939,395 t -3.3%
1992 1.06 million t +12.7%
1993 1.10 million t +3.5%
1994 1.07 million t -2.5%
1995 1.10 million t +2.7%
1996 1.12 million t +2.1%
1997 1.11 million t -0.5%
1998 1.13 million t +1.2%
1999 1.14 million t +1.1%
2000 1.13 million t -0.6%
2001 1.24 million t +9.4%
2002 1.23 million t -1.1%
2003 1.21 million t -1.4%
2004 1.22 million t +0.8%
2005 1.28 million t +5.2%
2006 1.32 million t +2.9%
2007 1.29 million t -2.2%
2008 1.31 million t +1.7%
2009 1.30 million t -1.5%
2010 1.33 million t +2.8%
2011 1.35 million t +1.4%
2012 1.40 million t +3.6%
2013 1.40 million t +0.0%
2014 1.48 million t +5.5%
2015 1.52 million t +3.4%
2016 1.57 million t +3.1%
2017 1.63 million t +3.7%
2018 1.65 million t +1.0%
2019 1.67 million t +1.6%
2020 1.73 million t +3.7%
2021 1.74 million t +0.1%
2022 1.74 million t +0.0%
2023 1.77 million t +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 388,651 t 368,850 t 413,704 t 9
1970s 582,473 t 426,042 t 710,581 t 10
1980s 840,183 t 744,939 t 924,187 t 10
1990s 1.07 million t 939,395 t 1.14 million t 10
2000s 1.25 million t 1.13 million t 1.32 million t 10
2010s 1.50 million t 1.33 million t 1.67 million t 10
2020s 1.74 million t 1.73 million t 1.77 million t 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 7 Russian Federation 791,956 t compare
  2. 8 Egypt 765,662 t compare
  3. 9 Australia and New Zealand 749,812 t compare
  4. 10 Canada 599,949 t compare
  5. 11 Spain 535,875 t compare
  6. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 509,900 t compare
  7. 13 Denmark 496,700 t compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cheese (all kinds) — production in Northern Europe?
Cheese (all kinds) — production in Northern Europe was 1.77 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.77 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 368,850 t in 1962.
How does Northern Europe rank for cheese (all kinds) — production?
Northern Europe ranks 10th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is cheese (all kinds) — production rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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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