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Which Country Produces the Most Olives?

Olive Production (kt), 2021 or latest
Agriculture | June 25, 2023
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Based on a comparison of 39 countries in 2021, Spain ranked the highest in olive production with 8,257 kt followed by Greece and Italy. On the other end of the scale was Malta with 0.020 kt, Uzbekistan with 0.120 kt and Montenegro with 0.325 kt.

Total olive production reached 23,054 kt in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.93 % less than in the previous year and 7.59 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total olive production reached an all time high of 24,585 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 5,411 kt in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 1.74 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, Spain, accounted for 35.8 % of olive production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 59.7 % share while the ten largest countries some 92.9 % in 2021.

Data for more countries are available at Olive Production indicator page.

Olive Production Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Algeria kt 696 684 861 869 1,080
Argentina kt 248 400 304 321 321
Egypt kt 875 1,095 1,084 981 968
Greece kt 2,755 2,838 2,765 3,240 3,051 ...
Italy kt 2,038 2,598 1,954 2,194 2,207
Jordan kt 116 145 125 215 169
Libya kt 176 175 142 140 173
Morocco kt 1,416 1,039 1,561 1,912 1,409
Peru kt 56.2 80.3 189 191 174
Portugal kt 476 876 739 939 735
Saudi Arabia kt ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 291 358 358 365
Spain kt 7,083 6,549 9,820 5,965 8,138
Syria kt 668 850 665 844 781
Tunisia kt 700 500 1,617 700 2,000
Turkey kt 1,730 2,100 1,500 1,525 1,317

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