Cheese from skimmed cow milk production in Yemen
In 2023 Yemen produced 8,000 t of cheese from skimmed cow milk, the 29th largest in the world (0.29% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 52%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 8,000 t
- World rank
- 29 of 44
- 10-year change
- +52%
- Record
- 8,000 t
- 2023
Cheese from skimmed cow milk in Yemen, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Yemen compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.29%
- 0.19% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +52%
- world −2.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Nigeria | 9,559 | 0.35% |
| 28 | Uruguay | 8,641 | 0.32% |
| 29 | Yemen | 8,000 | 0.29% |
| 30 | Mauritania | 7,800 | 0.29% |
| 31 | Latvia | 5,572 | 0.20% |
Map of world production of cheese from skimmed cow milk
Share of the world total; Yemen is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8,000 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 7,600 | +23% |
| 2021 | 6,187 | +15% |
| 2020 | 5,396 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 5,311 | +21% |
| 2018 | 4,391 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4,349 | −2.2% |
| 2016 | 4,448 | −12% |
| 2015 | 5,043 | −8.4% |
| 2014 | 5,504 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 5,267 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 5,065 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 4,774 | −0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,789 | −28% |
| 2009 | 6,675 | −8.6% |
| 2008 | 7,306 | +21% |
| 2007 | 6,059 | +10% |
| 2006 | 5,498 | +11% |
| 2005 | 4,935 | +10% |
| 2004 | 4,480 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4,334 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 4,056 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 3,988 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 3,773 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3,689 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 3,568 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 3,407 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 3,281 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 3,236 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 3,171 | −2.9% |
| 1993 | 3,267 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3,206 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 3,145 | −2.8% |
| 1990 | 3,236 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 3,204 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3,108 | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 2,925 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 2,849 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 2,752 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 2,592 | +15% |
| 1983 | 2,251 | +18% |
| 1982 | 1,901 | +22% |
| 1981 | 1,554 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 1,472 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1,451 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1,402 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 1,360 | −6.0% |
| 1976 | 1,447 | −4.2% |
| 1975 | 1,510 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 1,425 | −0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,426 | −1.2% |
| 1972 | 1,444 | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 1,380 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 1,319 | −4.4% |
| 1969 | 1,379 | −10% |
| 1968 | 1,533 | −18% |
| 1967 | 1,865 | −1.3% |
| 1966 | 1,889 | −4.5% |
| 1965 | 1,977 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 1,955 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 1,942 | −1.8% |
| 1962 | 1,978 | −0.7% |
| 1961 | 1,992 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cheese from skimmed cow milk in Yemen?
Yemen produced 8,000 t in 2023, 0.29% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Yemen rank in the world for production of cheese from skimmed cow milk?
Yemen ranked 29th 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 Yemen changed?
It rose by 52% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −2.6% for the world. 2023 was the highest figure on record.
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 Yemen 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.