Cheese from skimmed cow milk production in Chile
In 2023 Chile produced 4,874 t of cheese from skimmed cow milk, the 32nd largest in the world (0.18% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 6.3%. The record was 6,031 t in 1987.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 4,874 t
- World rank
- 32 of 44
- 10-year change
- −6.3%
- Record
- 6,031 t
- 1987
Cheese from skimmed cow milk in Chile, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Chile compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.18%
- 0.18% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −6.3%
- world −2.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Mauritania | 7,800 | 0.29% |
| 31 | Latvia | 5,572 | 0.20% |
| 32 | Chile | 4,874 | 0.18% |
| 33 | Iraq | 4,162 | 0.15% |
| 34 | Ireland | 3,591 | 0.13% |
Map of world production of cheese from skimmed cow milk
Share of the world total; Chile is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,874 | −3.3% |
| 2022 | 5,041 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 4,710 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4,648 | −13% |
| 2019 | 5,325 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5,297 | +47% |
| 2017 | 3,610 | −5.7% |
| 2016 | 3,830 | +13% |
| 2015 | 3,400 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3,300 | −37% |
| 2013 | 5,200 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,200 | −0.1% |
| 2011 | 5,207 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,207 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,207 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,207 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,207 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,207 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,207 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,207 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 4,791 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,791 | −4.2% |
| 2001 | 5,000 | +20% |
| 2000 | 4,166 | −17% |
| 1999 | 5,000 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,000 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,000 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,000 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,000 | −17% |
| 1991 | 6,000 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,000 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,000 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 6,000 | −0.5% |
| 1987 | 6,031 | +15% |
| 1986 | 5,248 | +137% |
| 1985 | 2,217 | −16% |
| 1984 | 2,636 | −9.6% |
| 1983 | 2,915 | −16% |
| 1982 | 3,473 | −9.6% |
| 1981 | 3,840 | −0.7% |
| 1980 | 3,868 | +20% |
| 1979 | 3,226 | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 2,996 | +33% |
| 1977 | 2,257 | −3.3% |
| 1976 | 2,334 | +18% |
| 1975 | 1,977 | −2.7% |
| 1974 | 2,031 | −43% |
| 1973 | 3,554 | −20% |
| 1972 | 4,434 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 4,400 | −2.2% |
| 1970 | 4,500 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,500 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 4,400 | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 4,200 | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,000 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 3,800 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 3,700 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 3,600 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 3,500 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cheese from skimmed cow milk in Chile?
Chile produced 4,874 t in 2023, 0.18% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Chile rank in the world for production of cheese from skimmed cow milk?
Chile ranked 32nd of 44 countries in 2023. The largest producer was Germany with 24.9% of the world total.
How has the production of cheese from skimmed cow milk in Chile changed?
It fell by 6.3% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −2.6% for the world. The record was 6,031 t in 1987.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for Chile is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.