Olive oil production in Spain
In 2023 Spain produced 854,001 t of olive oil, the largest total in the world (32.5% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 52%. The record was 1.8 million t in 2018.
- Production, 2023
- 854,001 t
- World rank
- 1 of 34
- 10-year change
- −52%
- Record
- 1.8 million t
- 2018
Olive oil in Spain, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Spain compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 32.5%
- 50.3% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −52%
- world −25%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of olive oil
Share of the world total; Spain is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 854,001 | +28% |
| 2022 | 666,013 | −55% |
| 2021 | 1,493,008 | +10% |
| 2020 | 1,356,411 | +20% |
| 2019 | 1,129,233 | −37% |
| 2018 | 1,790,309 | +45% |
| 2017 | 1,238,629 | −3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,281,738 | −7.8% |
| 2015 | 1,390,865 | +66% |
| 2014 | 839,788 | −52% |
| 2013 | 1,765,248 | +170% |
| 2012 | 652,687 | −58% |
| 2011 | 1,567,523 | +12% |
| 2010 | 1,395,210 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,384,383 | +33% |
| 2008 | 1,044,687 | −12% |
| 2007 | 1,192,664 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 1,092,602 | +33% |
| 2005 | 819,428 | −19% |
| 2004 | 1,005,461 | −31% |
| 2003 | 1,449,071 | +73% |
| 2002 | 836,902 | −41% |
| 2001 | 1,412,100 | +47% |
| 2000 | 962,400 | +48% |
| 1999 | 650,100 | −23% |
| 1998 | 846,900 | −25% |
| 1997 | 1,122,763 | +18% |
| 1996 | 951,452 | +183% |
| 1995 | 336,100 | −36% |
| 1994 | 526,930 | −4.0% |
| 1993 | 549,064 | −12% |
| 1992 | 623,081 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 593,000 | −7.3% |
| 1990 | 639,400 | +16% |
| 1989 | 550,800 | +38% |
| 1988 | 399,400 | −46% |
| 1987 | 733,700 | +50% |
| 1986 | 489,800 | +23% |
| 1985 | 397,184 | −43% |
| 1984 | 702,741 | +164% |
| 1983 | 266,240 | −60% |
| 1982 | 666,134 | +123% |
| 1981 | 299,280 | −33% |
| 1980 | 445,700 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 432,786 | −13% |
| 1978 | 499,894 | +43% |
| 1977 | 349,900 | −10% |
| 1976 | 389,600 | −14% |
| 1975 | 455,300 | +37% |
| 1974 | 333,500 | −24% |
| 1973 | 437,600 | −1.6% |
| 1972 | 444,900 | +29% |
| 1971 | 343,900 | −21% |
| 1970 | 434,300 | +21% |
| 1969 | 357,600 | −26% |
| 1968 | 480,000 | +86% |
| 1967 | 258,600 | −41% |
| 1966 | 436,700 | +35% |
| 1965 | 323,891 | +194% |
| 1964 | 110,074 | −83% |
| 1963 | 637,954 | +102% |
| 1962 | 315,929 | −12% |
| 1961 | 360,768 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 779,689 t USD 6.67 bn
- Exporter rank
- 1 of 102
- Imports
- 243,578 t USD 1.64 bn
- Importer rank
- 3 of 189
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of olive oil in Spain?
Spain produced 854,001 t in 2023, 32.5% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Spain rank in the world for production of olive oil?
Spain was the world’s largest producer in 2023, ahead of Italy.
How has the production of olive oil in Spain changed?
It fell by 52% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −25% for the world. The record was 1.8 million t in 2018.
Does Spain export or import olive oil?
In 2024 Spain reported exports of 779,689 t (USD 6.67 bn) and imports of 243,578 t (USD 1.64 bn), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.