Ireland ranks third worldwide for highest cheese production per capita

With 56.7kg per person, Ireland is outranked only by Denmark and New Zealand.

In absolute terms, Ireland ranks 19th worldwide having produced 287,000 metric tonnes of cheese in 2021. 

Ireland ranks third worldwide among the countries with the highest production of cheese per capita, a new report has shown.

With 56.7kg per person, Ireland is outranked only by Denmark (78kg per person) and New Zealand (76.1kg per person).