Greece vs Morocco: Olives — Area harvested

Greece
848,400 ha
in 2024
Morocco
1.24 million ha
in 2024
Greece rank
6th
Morocco rank
3rd

Olives — Area harvested over time

  • Greece
  • Morocco
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1.24 million ha against 848,400 ha in Greece, a difference of 390,420 ha.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.5 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 6th and Morocco ranks 3rd of 63 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Morocco Difference Ahead
1980s 705,400 ha 312,220 ha 393,180 ha Greece
1990s 730,335 ha 426,260 ha 304,075 ha Greece
2000s 793,576 ha 550,500 ha 243,076 ha Greece
2010s 831,454 ha 972,250 ha 140,796 ha Morocco
2020s 853,618 ha 1.15 million ha 301,010 ha Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher olives — area harvested, Greece or Morocco?
Morocco, at 1.24 million ha against 848,400 ha in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in olives — area harvested between Greece and Morocco?
390,420 ha, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Morocco?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Greece and Morocco rank globally for olives — area harvested?
Greece ranks 6th and Morocco ranks 3rd of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Olives — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Olives — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
87 places, 3,675 data points, 1961–2024
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