Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Cheese (All Kinds) — Production was 509,900 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
509,900 t
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 110 countries
All-time high
511,800 t
in 2022
All-time low
105,800 t
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cheese (all kinds) — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 509,900 t.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cheese (all kinds) — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 511,800 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 105,800 t, in 1963.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Cheese (All Kinds) — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 115,800 t
1962 113,800 t -1.7%
1963 105,800 t -7.0%
1964 111,200 t +5.1%
1965 114,800 t +3.2%
1966 108,500 t -5.5%
1967 121,900 t +12.4%
1968 119,600 t -1.9%
1969 120,100 t +0.4%
1970 134,000 t +11.6%
1971 162,000 t +20.9%
1972 184,000 t +13.6%
1973 181,000 t -1.6%
1974 218,000 t +20.4%
1975 234,802 t +7.7%
1976 206,308 t -12.1%
1977 206,000 t -0.1%
1978 216,000 t +4.9%
1979 234,000 t +8.3%
1980 238,000 t +1.7%
1981 242,000 t +1.7%
1982 244,000 t +0.8%
1983 245,000 t +0.4%
1984 246,000 t +0.4%
1985 255,600 t +3.9%
1986 258,700 t +1.2%
1987 265,803 t +2.7%
1988 300,431 t +13.0%
1989 282,529 t -6.0%
1990 311,899 t +10.4%
1991 298,052 t -4.4%
1992 327,000 t +9.7%
1993 331,004 t +1.2%
1994 330,000 t -0.3%
1995 354,000 t +7.3%
1996 369,000 t +4.2%
1997 377,000 t +2.2%
1998 366,000 t -2.9%
1999 368,000 t +0.5%
2000 340,000 t -7.6%
2001 395,000 t +16.2%
2002 371,000 t -6.1%
2003 352,000 t -5.1%
2004 359,000 t +2.0%
2005 391,000 t +8.9%
2006 393,300 t +0.6%
2007 373,700 t -5.0%
2008 343,400 t -8.1%
2009 360,000 t +4.8%
2010 372,500 t +3.5%
2011 390,600 t +4.9%
2012 392,700 t +0.5%
2013 384,000 t -2.2%
2014 410,000 t +6.8%
2015 430,000 t +4.9%
2016 440,000 t +2.3%
2017 460,000 t +4.5%
2018 470,000 t +2.2%
2019 471,000 t +0.2%
2020 490,000 t +4.0%
2021 497,000 t +1.4%
2022 511,800 t +3.0%
2023 509,900 t -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 114,611 t 105,800 t 121,900 t 9
1970s 197,611 t 134,000 t 234,802 t 10
1980s 257,806 t 238,000 t 300,431 t 10
1990s 343,196 t 298,052 t 377,000 t 10
2000s 367,840 t 340,000 t 395,000 t 10
2010s 422,080 t 372,500 t 471,000 t 10
2020s 502,175 t 490,000 t 511,800 t 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10,569 t compare
  2. 9 Australia and New Zealand 749,812 t compare
  3. 10 Canada 599,949 t compare
  4. 10 Republic of Moldova 8,214 t compare
  5. 11 Spain 535,875 t compare
  6. 13 Denmark 496,700 t compare
  7. 14 Argentina 477,436 t compare
  8. 15 New Zealand 375,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cheese (all kinds) — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Cheese (all kinds) — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 509,900 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 511,800 t in 2022.
What is the lowest cheese (all kinds) — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 105,800 t in 1963.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for cheese (all kinds) — production?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 12th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is cheese (all kinds) — production rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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