“At that moment when the world stopped, we stayed at home, and somehow, it showed what was most important, which was health, taking care of ourselves, taking care of our families, cooking at home … And at that moment, there was an unprecedented increase in olive oil consumption, not only in traditional markets, but also in new markets, such as the US, Canada, Brazil, China, and Japan,” he said.
IOC’s extended report
The IOC reported that the global average olive oil production in the 2000 – 2001 and 2004 – 2005 seasons reached 3.1 million tons, 320,000 tons of which were produced in Türkiye, making up 10 percent of the total.
Türkiye’s olive oil production fluctuated between seasons, peaking at 505,000 tons in the 2024 – 2025 season, 58 percent above the seasonal harvest average.
In 2025 – 2026, Türkiye is expected to produce 290,000 tons of olive oil, down 43 percent versus the 2024 – 2025 season.
Türkiye’s olive oil consumption is around 170,000 tons per season, or 5.5 percent of the global total. Türkiye consumed as much as 200,000 tons in 2024 – 2025.
The per capita olive oil consumption in Türkiye is estimated to be around 2 kilograms.
Türkiye exports around 96,000 tons of olive oil per season; exports rose by a margin in 2024 – 2025, reaching 160,000 tons, while only 100,000 tons of exports are expected in 2025 – 2026.
Meanwhile, the global olive oil import, considering some of the main markets like Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, non-EU European countries and the US, totaled 59,589 tons in the 2024 – 2025 season, down 45 percent versus the previous season.
In the 2024 – 2025 season, global olive oil exports rose 25 percent, with Türkiye, Tunisia, Spain and Italy contributing the most by 132 percent, 38 percent, 25 percent and 18 percent, respectively.
Table olive production reached 3.3 million tons in the 2024 – 2025 season, while consumption rose 5 percent worldwide. Türkiye, with a 13 percent surge, was the main driver of consumption in this period.
Global olive oil production is estimated to reach 3.44 million tons in the 2025 – 2026 season, while table olive production is expected to hit 2.9 million tons.
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