> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 2023681,196 t
World rank1 of 44
10-year change−19%
Record847,800 t2014

## Cheese from skimmed cow milk in Germany, 1961–2023 (tonnes)

## Germany compared with the world, 2023

Share of world total24.9%30.1% in 2013
10-year change−19%world −2.6%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **Germany** | 681,196 | 24.9% |
| 2 | [France](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/france/) | 308,693 | 11.3% |
| 3 | [Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/iran/) | 247,180 | 9.0% |

[Full ranking of 44 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/)

### Map of world production of cheese from skimmed cow milk

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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

[France](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/france/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/iran/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/united-states/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/russia/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/egypt/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/china/)[Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/uzbekistan/)[Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/japan/)[Poland](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/poland/)[Czechia](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/czechia/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/myanmar/)[Austria](https://husfarm.com/production/cheese-from-skimmed-cow-milk/austria/)
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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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