Cheese from skimmed cow milk production in Germany
In 2023 Germany produced 681,196 t of cheese from skimmed cow milk, the largest total in the world (24.9% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 19%. The record was 847,800 t in 2014.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 681,196 t
- World rank
- 1 of 44
- 10-year change
- −19%
- Record
- 847,800 t
- 2014
Cheese from skimmed cow milk in Germany, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Germany compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 24.9%
- 30.1% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −19%
- world −2.6%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of cheese from skimmed cow milk
Share of the world total; Germany is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 681,196 | −1.1% |
| 2022 | 688,521 | −0.4% |
| 2021 | 691,028 | −15% |
| 2020 | 815,817 | −1.0% |
| 2019 | 823,900 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 797,200 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 791,400 | −2.9% |
| 2016 | 815,300 | −3.4% |
| 2015 | 844,100 | −0.4% |
| 2014 | 847,800 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 845,500 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 824,600 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 811,800 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 786,700 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 762,800 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 754,300 | −2.4% |
| 2007 | 772,700 | −1.2% |
| 2006 | 781,700 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 773,200 | −1.0% |
| 2004 | 781,212 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 777,312 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 767,300 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 764,100 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 759,299 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 748,350 | −0.2% |
| 1998 | 749,691 | −0.1% |
| 1997 | 750,683 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 738,150 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 736,574 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 699,171 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 695,313 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 652,300 | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 606,652 | −5.9% |
| 1990 | 644,365 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 639,558 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 638,401 | +14% |
| 1987 | 559,609 | −0.5% |
| 1986 | 562,547 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 537,653 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 526,727 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 505,579 | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 472,697 | +34% |
| 1981 | 352,085 | −19% |
| 1980 | 435,445 | −0.1% |
| 1979 | 435,803 | −1.2% |
| 1978 | 440,874 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 437,579 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 425,349 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 415,387 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 401,900 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 396,900 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 382,100 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 372,400 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 353,800 | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 329,700 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 309,100 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 297,600 | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 279,300 | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 263,780 | +10% |
| 1964 | 239,000 | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 218,200 | +10% |
| 1962 | 197,500 | +13% |
| 1961 | 175,300 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cheese from skimmed cow milk in Germany?
Germany produced 681,196 t in 2023, 24.9% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Germany rank in the world for production of cheese from skimmed cow milk?
Germany was the world’s largest producer in 2023, ahead of France.
How has the production of cheese from skimmed cow milk in Germany changed?
It fell by 19% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −2.6% for the world. The record was 847,800 t in 2014.
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 Germany 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.