Olives production in Israel
In 2024 Israel produced 29,000 t of olives, the 23rd largest in the world (0.11% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 68%. The record was 138,000 t in 2022. Area harvested: 33,700 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 29,000 t
- World rank
- 23 of 40
- 10-year change
- −68%
- Record
- 138,000 t
- 2022
Olives in Israel, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Israel compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.11%
- 0.55% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.9
- world 2.3 (−63%)
- kg per person
- 3.09
- world 3.13
- 10-year change
- −68%
- world +56%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Mexico | 29,593 | 0.12% |
| 22 | Iraq | 29,534 | 0.12% |
| 23 | Israel | 29,000 | 0.11% |
| 24 | France | 28,200 | 0.11% |
| 25 | Peru | 23,760 | 0.09% |
Map of world production of olives
Share of the world total; Israel is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29,000 | −37% | 33,700 | 0.86 |
| 2023 | 46,000 | −67% | 33,700 | 1.36 |
| 2022 | 138,000 | +97% | 33,700 | 4.09 |
| 2021 | 70,000 | −16% | 33,700 | 2.08 |
| 2020 | 83,000 | −23% | 33,700 | 2.46 |
| 2019 | 108,000 | +98% | 33,700 | 3.20 |
| 2018 | 54,500 | −37% | 33,700 | 1.62 |
| 2017 | 87,000 | −4.4% | 33,700 | 2.58 |
| 2016 | 91,000 | −7.1% | 33,700 | 2.70 |
| 2015 | 98,000 | +8.9% | 33,700 | 2.91 |
| 2014 | 90,000 | +17% | 33,700 | 2.67 |
| 2013 | 77,000 | +22% | 33,700 | 2.28 |
| 2012 | 63,000 | −4.5% | 33,700 | 1.87 |
| 2011 | 66,000 | −10% | 22,000 | 3.00 |
| 2010 | 73,500 | +141% | 33,001 | 2.23 |
| 2009 | 30,500 | −37% | 19,000 | 1.61 |
| 2008 | 48,750 | +65% | 20,000 | 2.44 |
| 2007 | 29,500 | −51% | 16,000 | 1.84 |
| 2006 | 60,000 | +107% | 20,000 | 3.00 |
| 2005 | 29,000 | −53% | 22,000 | 1.32 |
| 2004 | 62,000 | +188% | 21,300 | 2.91 |
| 2003 | 21,500 | −62% | 20,700 | 1.04 |
| 2002 | 56,000 | +115% | 20,060 | 2.79 |
| 2001 | 26,000 | −54% | 19,450 | 1.34 |
| 2000 | 56,000 | +141% | 18,740 | 2.99 |
| 1999 | 23,200 | −28% | 17,490 | 1.33 |
| 1998 | 32,000 | +71% | 15,830 | 2.02 |
| 1997 | 18,700 | −54% | 15,730 | 1.19 |
| 1996 | 41,000 | +12% | 15,420 | 2.66 |
| 1995 | 36,500 | +38% | 14,310 | 2.55 |
| 1994 | 26,500 | +179% | 13,920 | 1.90 |
| 1993 | 9,500 | −80% | 12,970 | 0.73 |
| 1992 | 48,000 | +182% | 13,130 | 3.66 |
| 1991 | 17,000 | −59% | 12,989 | 1.31 |
| 1990 | 41,500 | +113% | 12,650 | 3.28 |
| 1989 | 19,500 | −50% | 12,400 | 1.57 |
| 1988 | 39,000 | +56% | 12,470 | 3.13 |
| 1987 | 25,000 | −34% | 12,480 | 2.00 |
| 1986 | 38,000 | −2.6% | 12,250 | 3.10 |
| 1985 | 39,000 | +125% | 11,390 | 3.42 |
| 1984 | 17,300 | −53% | 11,780 | 1.47 |
| 1983 | 37,200 | 0.0% | 12,860 | 2.89 |
| 1982 | 37,200 | +89% | 11,260 | 3.30 |
| 1981 | 19,700 | −56% | 9,890 | 1.99 |
| 1980 | 45,000 | +449% | 9,500 | 4.74 |
| 1979 | 8,200 | −77% | 12,240 | 0.67 |
| 1978 | 35,000 | +332% | 11,350 | 3.08 |
| 1977 | 8,100 | −58% | 10,430 | 0.78 |
| 1976 | 19,500 | +298% | 10,070 | 1.94 |
| 1975 | 4,900 | −84% | 10,000 | 0.49 |
| 1974 | 30,200 | +655% | 9,900 | 3.05 |
| 1973 | 4,000 | −85% | 10,000 | 0.40 |
| 1972 | 27,000 | +116% | 10,300 | 2.62 |
| 1971 | 12,500 | +89% | 10,300 | 1.21 |
| 1970 | 6,600 | −69% | 10,600 | 0.62 |
| 1969 | 21,100 | +122% | 10,700 | 1.97 |
| 1968 | 9,500 | −61% | 10,900 | 0.87 |
| 1967 | 24,500 | +125% | 11,000 | 2.23 |
| 1966 | 10,900 | +3.8% | 11,400 | 0.96 |
| 1965 | 10,500 | −50% | 11,000 | 0.95 |
| 1964 | 21,000 | +62% | 11,000 | 1.91 |
| 1963 | 13,000 | +171% | 10,000 | 1.30 |
| 1962 | 4,800 | −77% | 5,000 | 0.96 |
| 1961 | 20,800 | — | 10,000 | 2.08 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of olives in Israel?
Israel produced 29,000 t in 2024, 0.11% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Israel rank in the world for production of olives?
Israel ranked 23rd of 40 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Spain with 32.5% of the world total.
How has the production of olives in Israel changed?
It fell by 68% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +56% for the world. The record was 138,000 t in 2022.
What is the yield of olives in Israel?
0.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (29,000 t from 33,700 ha), against a world average of 2.3 t/ha.
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.