Cheese market in Europe - Statistics and Facts
Europeans love their cheese. Every year, approximately nine million tons of cheese are consumed in the European Union. According to figures for the cheese consumption per capita in the EU, in 2021 Europeans ate some 20 kilos of cheese. There are marked differences in consumption between countries. In 2020, Swedes and Norwegians each ate roughly 19 kilos of cheese per year, most of it white cheese. Italians ate even more on average, with 23 kilos per capita. The Spanish, on the other hand, only ate some 7.8 kilos per year in 2021, most of it fresh cheese and semi-cured cheese.
