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According to data from the International Olive Council (IOC) for the 2022/2023 season, the most important olive oil producers in the world and their share of global production are:
The Arab producers are highlighted in the chart below:
Olive oil consumption in the Arab world and the world in general:
The largest Arab olive oil consumers in 2023 are (in 1000 metric tons):
The Arab countries produce about 30% of the world’s olive oil and are among the top 10 producers in the world. The Arab countries (Morocco, Tunisia and Syria) are all in the top 5 producers in the world. In a list of the top 20 countries producing olive oil in the world, half of them, or 10 countries are from the Arab world. The Arab countries that produce olive oil are Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Lebanon.