Based on a comparison of 133 countries in 2013, Greece ranked the highest in cheese consumption per capita with 26.1 kg followed by Iceland and France. On the other end of the scale was Pakistan with 0.010 kg, Kenya with 0.010 kg and Congo with 0.100 kg.
Average cheese consumption per capita reached 2.90 kg in 2013 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0 % the same as in the previous year and 3.45 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average cheese consumption per capita reached an all time high of 2.90 kg in 2013 and an all time low of 1.70 kg in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.03 % since 1961.
Data for more countries are available at Cheese Consumption Per Capita indicator page.
Cheese Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Austria | kg | 21.6 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Belgium | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.1 | 20.3 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 19.7 | |||||||||
Czechia | kg | 16.1 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 16.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Denmark | kg | 21.0 | 23.5 | 22.8 | 19.1 | 16.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Finland | kg | 16.1 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 21.0 | ||||||||||||||||
France | kg | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | kg | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 21.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | kg | 30.7 | 26.4 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 25.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Iceland | kg | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 24.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Israel | kg | 18.8 | 18.6 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | kg | 22.0 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 24.0 | 24.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Lithuania | kg | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | kg | 19.4 | 16.3 | 20.6 | 17.3 | 17.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Sweden | kg | 17.7 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 19.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | kg | 19.2 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 20.1 |