Cheese from skimmed cow milk production in United States
In 2023 United States produced 206,721 t of cheese from skimmed cow milk, the 4th largest in the world (7.55% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 43%. The record was 505,800 t in 1972.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 206,721 t
- World rank
- 4 of 44
- 10-year change
- −43%
- Record
- 505,800 t
- 1972
Cheese from skimmed cow milk in United States, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
United States compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 7.6%
- 12.9% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −43%
- world −2.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | France | 308,693 | 11.3% |
| 3 | Iran | 247,180 | 9.0% |
| 4 | United States | 206,721 | 7.6% |
| 5 | Russia | 186,994 | 6.8% |
| 6 | Egypt | 184,743 | 6.8% |
Map of world production of cheese from skimmed cow milk
Share of the world total; United States is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 206,721 | −1.0% |
| 2022 | 208,863 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 200,000 | −5.6% |
| 2020 | 211,807 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 201,596 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 194,929 | −51% |
| 2017 | 401,245 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 393,480 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 386,840 | −1.3% |
| 2014 | 391,963 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 363,000 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 360,000 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 356,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 356,000 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 356,000 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 355,000 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 354,709 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 352,895 | −0.8% |
| 2005 | 355,900 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 353,300 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 349,052 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 339,490 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 336,800 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 333,450 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 327,450 | −0.9% |
| 1998 | 330,500 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 320,000 | −9.3% |
| 1996 | 353,000 | −0.8% |
| 1995 | 356,000 | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 331,600 | −2.5% |
| 1993 | 340,000 | −4.7% |
| 1992 | 356,900 | −3.9% |
| 1991 | 371,500 | −1.6% |
| 1990 | 377,600 | −4.6% |
| 1989 | 396,000 | −7.0% |
| 1988 | 425,900 | −0.7% |
| 1987 | 428,800 | −2.6% |
| 1986 | 440,120 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 435,448 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | 437,897 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 434,722 | −0.8% |
| 1982 | 438,351 | −1.6% |
| 1981 | 445,291 | −2.2% |
| 1980 | 455,451 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 452,730 | −2.5% |
| 1978 | 464,342 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 461,303 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 458,128 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 449,509 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 443,431 | −10.0% |
| 1973 | 492,691 | −2.6% |
| 1972 | 505,800 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 493,916 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 471,100 | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 433,035 | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 408,708 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 393,714 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 390,547 | −0.4% |
| 1965 | 391,979 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 390,923 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 375,435 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 368,424 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 364,663 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cheese from skimmed cow milk in United States?
United States produced 206,721 t in 2023, 7.6% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does United States rank in the world for production of cheese from skimmed cow milk?
United States ranked 4th 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 United States changed?
It fell by 43% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −2.6% for the world. The record was 505,800 t in 1972.
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 United States 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.