Olives production in Tunisia
In 2024 Tunisia produced 1.1 million t of olives, the 7th largest in the world (4.13% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 181%. The record was 2.0 million t in 2020. Area harvested: 1.9 million ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.1 million t
- World rank
- 7 of 40
- 10-year change
- +181%
- Record
- 2.0 million t
- 2020
Olives in Tunisia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Tunisia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 4.1%
- 2.3% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.6
- world 2.3 (−75%)
- kg per person
- 86.0
- world 3.13
- 10-year change
- +181%
- world +56%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Egypt | 1,269,795 | 5.0% |
| 6 | Morocco | 1,079,874 | 4.2% |
| 7 | Tunisia | 1,056,228 | 4.1% |
| 8 | Algeria | 913,243 | 3.6% |
| 9 | Syria | 785,468 | 3.1% |
Map of world production of olives
Share of the world total; Tunisia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,056,228 | −3.4% | 1,865,651 | 0.57 |
| 2023 | 1,093,462 | −8.9% | 1,934,669 | 0.57 |
| 2022 | 1,200,000 | +71% | 2,126,748 | 0.56 |
| 2021 | 700,000 | −65% | 1,252,393 | 0.56 |
| 2020 | 2,000,000 | +186% | 3,605,286 | 0.55 |
| 2019 | 700,000 | −57% | 1,241,931 | 0.56 |
| 2018 | 1,617,000 | +223% | 2,424,490 | 0.67 |
| 2017 | 500,000 | −29% | 944,451 | 0.53 |
| 2016 | 700,000 | −59% | 1,646,060 | 0.43 |
| 2015 | 1,700,000 | +352% | 1,624,980 | 1.05 |
| 2014 | 376,000 | −66% | 1,588,620 | 0.24 |
| 2013 | 1,100,000 | +14% | 1,822,820 | 0.60 |
| 2012 | 963,000 | +71% | 1,810,550 | 0.53 |
| 2011 | 562,000 | −36% | 1,763,450 | 0.32 |
| 2010 | 873,000 | +9.1% | 1,763,450 | 0.50 |
| 2009 | 800,000 | −32% | 1,738,450 | 0.46 |
| 2008 | 1,183,000 | +19% | 1,719,800 | 0.69 |
| 2007 | 998,000 | −18% | 1,706,700 | 0.58 |
| 2006 | 1,218,000 | +16% | 1,683,600 | 0.72 |
| 2005 | 1,050,000 | +62% | 1,672,900 | 0.63 |
| 2004 | 650,000 | −54% | 1,664,300 | 0.39 |
| 2003 | 1,400,000 | +300% | 1,652,400 | 0.85 |
| 2002 | 350,000 | +133% | 1,377,700 | 0.25 |
| 2001 | 150,000 | −73% | 1,377,700 | 0.11 |
| 2000 | 550,000 | −51% | 1,387,240 | 0.40 |
| 1999 | 1,125,000 | +18% | 1,500,000 | 0.75 |
| 1998 | 950,000 | +90% | 1,332,000 | 0.71 |
| 1997 | 500,000 | −68% | 1,200,000 | 0.42 |
| 1996 | 1,550,000 | +417% | 1,624,000 | 0.95 |
| 1995 | 300,000 | −14% | 1,460,000 | 0.21 |
| 1994 | 350,000 | −67% | 1,363,000 | 0.26 |
| 1993 | 1,050,000 | +56% | 1,454,850 | 0.72 |
| 1992 | 675,000 | −49% | 1,400,000 | 0.48 |
| 1991 | 1,325,000 | +61% | 1,395,000 | 0.95 |
| 1990 | 825,000 | +27% | 1,392,000 | 0.59 |
| 1989 | 650,000 | +141% | 1,350,400 | 0.48 |
| 1988 | 270,000 | −46% | 1,355,300 | 0.20 |
| 1987 | 500,000 | −12% | 1,325,000 | 0.38 |
| 1986 | 570,000 | +8.6% | 1,325,000 | 0.43 |
| 1985 | 525,000 | +11% | 1,315,000 | 0.40 |
| 1984 | 475,000 | −37% | 1,310,000 | 0.36 |
| 1983 | 750,000 | +173% | 1,300,000 | 0.58 |
| 1982 | 275,000 | −31% | 1,286,100 | 0.21 |
| 1981 | 400,000 | −45% | 1,350,000 | 0.30 |
| 1980 | 725,000 | +66% | 1,323,800 | 0.55 |
| 1979 | 437,000 | +6.6% | 1,330,500 | 0.33 |
| 1978 | 410,000 | −35% | 1,327,640 | 0.31 |
| 1977 | 633,000 | +45% | 1,324,300 | 0.48 |
| 1976 | 435,200 | −50% | 1,318,600 | 0.33 |
| 1975 | 875,200 | +47% | 1,294,130 | 0.68 |
| 1974 | 594,200 | −9.6% | 1,285,760 | 0.46 |
| 1973 | 657,200 | +84% | 1,282,150 | 0.51 |
| 1972 | 358,000 | −57% | 1,247,400 | 0.29 |
| 1971 | 842,000 | +85% | 1,119,500 | 0.75 |
| 1970 | 454,600 | +250% | 1,059,200 | 0.43 |
| 1969 | 129,950 | −54% | 320,000 | 0.41 |
| 1968 | 279,900 | +1.7% | 700,000 | 0.40 |
| 1967 | 275,100 | +182% | 680,000 | 0.40 |
| 1966 | 97,400 | −65% | 270,000 | 0.36 |
| 1965 | 277,400 | −38% | 650,000 | 0.43 |
| 1964 | 450,000 | +0.4% | 1,300,000 | 0.35 |
| 1963 | 448,000 | +99% | 1,300,000 | 0.34 |
| 1962 | 225,000 | +19% | 650,000 | 0.35 |
| 1961 | 189,000 | — | 540,000 | 0.35 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of olives in Tunisia?
Tunisia produced 1.1 million t in 2024, 4.1% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Tunisia rank in the world for production of olives?
Tunisia ranked 7th of 40 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Spain with 32.5% of the world total.
How has the production of olives in Tunisia changed?
It rose by 181% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +56% for the world. The record was 2.0 million t in 2020.
What is the yield of olives in Tunisia?
0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.1 million t from 1.9 million 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; the 2024 figure for Tunisia is imputed by FAO. 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.