FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Cheese from whole cow milk production in Ireland
In 2023 Ireland produced 284,900 t of cheese from whole cow milk, the 18th largest in the world (1.24% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 56%. The record was 286,900 t in 2021.
- Production, 2023
- 284,900 t
- World rank
- 18 of 95
- 10-year change
- +56%
- Record
- 286,900 t
- 2021
Cheese from whole cow milk in Ireland, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 284,900 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 282,500 | −1.5% |
| 2021 | 286,900 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 285,400 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 278,400 | +24% |
| 2018 | 225,400 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 219,900 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 206,100 | −0.5% |
| 2015 | 207,100 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 188,420 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 182,800 | −1.5% |
| 2012 | 185,500 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 179,900 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 171,800 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 162,600 | −6.8% |
| 2008 | 174,500 | +24% |
| 2007 | 140,400 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 136,900 | +15% |
| 2005 | 118,800 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 118,000 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 111,900 | −3.5% |
| 2002 | 115,900 | −5.6% |
| 2001 | 122,800 | +25% |
| 2000 | 98,500 | −3.2% |
| 1999 | 101,800 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 95,300 | −0.4% |
| 1997 | 95,700 | −1.5% |
| 1996 | 97,200 | +22% |
| 1995 | 80,000 | −14% |
| 1994 | 93,000 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 92,700 | −0.9% |
| 1992 | 93,500 | +27% |
| 1991 | 73,700 | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 68,500 | −6.9% |
| 1989 | 73,600 | −1.3% |
| 1988 | 74,600 | +11% |
| 1987 | 67,100 | +12% |
| 1986 | 59,900 | −20% |
| 1985 | 75,000 | +37% |
| 1984 | 54,870 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 52,287 | −8.7% |
| 1982 | 57,300 | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 54,200 | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 49,300 | −15% |
| 1979 | 58,000 | +17% |
| 1978 | 49,700 | −6.9% |
| 1977 | 53,400 | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 49,000 | −21% |
| 1975 | 62,000 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 60,000 | +43% |
| 1973 | 42,000 | −11% |
| 1972 | 47,000 | +38% |
| 1971 | 34,000 | +17% |
| 1970 | 29,000 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 28,000 | −3.4% |
| 1968 | 29,000 | +18% |
| 1967 | 24,640 | +44% |
| 1966 | 17,078 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 16,527 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 16,000 | +33% |
| 1963 | 12,000 | +47% |
| 1962 | 8,165 | +36% |
| 1961 | 6,000 | — |
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.