Americans' love for cheese continues to grow, as last year was another record year for per capita cheese consumption. resident. Data recently shared by the USDA's Economic Research Service shows that the average person in the United States ate 40.14 pounds of cheese in 2022.
It is the first time that per capita cheese consumption has passed £40. That's more than double the amount of cheese Americans ate in 1982. Just forty years ago, per capita consumption was £19.9 per person. Twenty years ago this was £30.48 per person.
Mozzarella was the most consumed cheese at £12.55 per person. It was followed by Cheddar, which came to £11.37 per head. As for the next most popular variety, American cheeses other than Cheddar amounted to 4.83 pounds, and Italian cheeses other than Mozzarella amounted to 3.59 pounds per capita.
Total consumption of milkfat-based dairy products was £653 per person in 2022. That was the second highest total on record, after just £661 per person last year. person. Annual consumption has increased by over £100 per year. person since data collection began in 1975, when the average person ate 539 pounds of milkfat-based dairy products in a year.
Although fluid milk consumption has fallen from £247 per person in 1975 to a new low of £130 in 2022, consumption of other dairy products, especially cheese and yoghurt, has increased significantly. The idea that Americans are now eating their dairy products instead of drinking them continued into 2022.
