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May God bless some Arab countries with the blessing of olive cultivation and olive oil production, especially North African countries. We look at the production and consumption of olive oil in the Arab countries and learn about the exports and imports of olive oil in the Arab countries.
The total consumption of olive oil by the Arab countries was 457 thousand tons in 2023. Morocco is the top consumer of olive oil in the Arab countries. Its consumption alone is close to one third of the consumption of the Arab countries. Together with Syria and Algeria, they account for about 70% of the Arab countries' consumption of olive oil.
The total production of olive oil by the Arab countries was 618 thousand tons in 2023. Tunisia topped as the largest producer of olive oil in the Arab world with a share of 34% of production, followed by Syria then Morocco.
Arab countries' imports of olive oil amounted to 75 thousand tons in 2023. Saudi Arabia topped the list as the largest importer, followed by the United Arab Emirates, then Libya.
The total exports of olive oil by the Arab countries were 293 thousand tons in 2023. Tunisia, as the largest producer of olive oil, topped the exports with a share of 71% of the total exports of the Arab countries. Syria and Morocco follow at a significant distance.
This is an overview of olive oil in the Arab countries. We see that there are still great opportunities to grow exports and increase production. Prof. Dr. Adel Jabr has shared with us a vision to develop the olive oil industry in Egypt, which we believe is useful to share widely.