Yoghurt — Production in Western Asia

Western Asia: Yoghurt — Production was 488,434 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
488,434 t
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
8th
of 20 groups
All-time high
752,535 t
in 2020
All-time low
379.48 t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Yoghurt — Production in Western Asia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, yoghurt — production in Western Asia stood at 488,434 t.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yoghurt — production in Western Asia peaked at 752,535 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 379.48 t, in 1962.

Western Asia ranks 8th of 20 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,448 t 379.48 t 2,348 t 9
1970s 2,254 t 1,665 t 3,283 t 10
1980s 4,229 t 3,372 t 6,735 t 10
1990s 7,237 t 4,219 t 10,288 t 10
2000s 43,489 t 8,550 t 86,326 t 10
2010s 519,768 t 454,801 t 624,366 t 10
2020s 549,385 t 473,181 t 752,535 t 4

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 320,612 t compare
  2. 6 Poland 298,130 t compare
  3. 7 Spain 249,260 t compare
  4. 8 Greece 210,920 t compare
  5. 9 Romania 158,000 t compare
  6. 10 Saudi Arabia 141,518 t compare
  7. 11 Bulgaria 137,170 t compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yoghurt — production in Western Asia?
Yoghurt — production in Western Asia was 488,434 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yoghurt — production recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 752,535 t in 2020.
What is the lowest yoghurt — production recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 379.48 t in 1962.
How does Western Asia rank for yoghurt — production?
Western Asia ranks 8th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is yoghurt — production rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yoghurt — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yoghurt — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
63 places, 1,901 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.