Daily cheese consumption (per capita)
Estimated cheese available for human consumption per person per day (g/capita/day), based on FAO Food Balance Sheets food supply quantity data (2020).
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Key Insights
- •Highest per-capita daily cheese supply in this dataset is France (74.5 g/day), followed by Germany (67.1) and the Netherlands (66.0).
- •Cheese supply is generally highest in Western and Northern Europe (roughly 50–75 g/day among the top countries listed).
- •Anglophone high-income countries show substantial supply (USA 49.9; Canada 43.8; UK 42.7; Australia 38.1).
- •Many large-population Asian and African countries show very low reported per-capita cheese supply in this compilation (e.g., China 0.27; India 0.55; several listed as 0.0).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.7g/capita/day)
About This Statistic
This statistic measures the estimated amount of cheese available for human consumption per person per day in each country, expressed in grams per capita per day (g/capita/day). It is derived from national Food Balance Sheets, where food supply is computed from domestic production plus imports minus exports and non-food uses, then divided by population.
Because it is a “food supply” measure, it is commonly used as a proxy for consumption, but it does not equal actual intake for every person. It can overstate true consumption where retail/household waste is high or where tourism and cross-border shopping significantly affect supply figures.
Methodology
Primary values come from FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets for the item 'Cheese' and the element 'Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr)' (2020), converted to grams per capita per day using: (kg/capita/yr × 1000) / 365. Values shown are already expressed in g/capita/day as provided in the compiled list.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 74.5g/capita/day |
| 2 | Germany | 67.1g/capita/day |
| 3 | Netherlands | 66.0g/capita/day |
| 4 | Austria | 62.7g/capita/day |
| 5 | Switzerland | 61.6g/capita/day |
| 6 | Italy | 59.7g/capita/day |
| 7 | Sweden | 59.2g/capita/day |
| 8 | Finland | 58.4g/capita/day |
| 9 | Belgium | 56.4g/capita/day |
| 10 | Spain | 52.9g/capita/day |
| 11 | United States of America | 49.9g/capita/day |
| 12 | Canada | 43.8g/capita/day |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 42.7g/capita/day |
| 14 | Country 36.1 | 38.1g/capita/day |
| 15 | Ireland | 37.5g/capita/day |
| 16 | Denmark | 37.3g/capita/day |
| 17 | Greece | 36.7g/capita/day |
| 18 | Portugal | 35.6g/capita/day |
| 19 | New Zealand | 35.1g/capita/day |
| 20 | Argentina | 32.9g/capita/day |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 23.0g/capita/day |
| 22 | Brazil | 18.9g/capita/day |
| 23 | Chile | 18.1g/capita/day |
| 24 | Uruguay | 17.5g/capita/day |
| 25 | South Africa | 10.9g/capita/day |
| 26 | Japan | 8.5g/capita/day |
| 27 | South Korea | 7.9g/capita/day |
| 28 | Mexico | 6.0g/capita/day |
| 29 | Egypt | 4.9g/capita/day |
| 30 | Türkiye | 4.7g/capita/day |
| 31 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.1g/capita/day |
| 32 | Colombia | 2.7g/capita/day |
| 33 | Peru | 1.6g/capita/day |
| 34 | India | 0.6g/capita/day |
| 35 | People's Republic of China | 0.3g/capita/day |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 0.0g/capita/day |
| 37 | Indonesia | 0.0g/capita/day |
| 38 | Nigeria | 0.0g/capita/day |
| 39 | Pakistan | 0.0g/capita/day |
| 40 | Philippines | 0.0g/capita/day |
| 41 | Vietnam | 0.0g/capita/day |
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Data Source
This data comes from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – FAOSTAT (2020).
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