Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Libya: Olive oil — Production

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
6,863 t
in 2023
Libya
16,000 t
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
4th
Libya rank
18th

Olive oil — Production over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 16,000 t against 6,863 t in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 9,137 t.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.3 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th and Libya ranks 18th of 5 regions.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 726 t 12,245 t 11,519 t Libya
1970s 541.78 t 18,281 t 17,739 t Libya
1980s 516.15 t 17,250 t 16,734 t Libya
1990s 914.96 t 7,340 t 6,425 t Libya
2000s 2,470 t 10,460 t 7,990 t Libya
2010s 8,152 t 16,290 t 8,138 t Libya
2020s 6,260 t 16,625 t 10,365 t Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher olive oil — production, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Libya?
Libya, at 16,000 t against 6,863 t in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in olive oil — production between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Libya?
9,137 t, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Libya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Libya rank globally for olive oil — production?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th and Libya ranks 18th of 5 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Olive oil — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Olive oil — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
59 places, 3,120 data points, 1961–2023
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.