Olive oil — Production in Chile
Chile: Olive oil — Production was 23,200 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Olive oil — Production in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for olive oil — production in Chile is 23,200 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, olive oil — production in Chile peaked at 24,800 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 624 t, in 1988.
That places Chile 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Olive oil — Production in Chile, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,400 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,800 t | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 1,320 t | -26.7% |
| 1971 | 1,320 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,320 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 960 t | -27.3% |
| 1974 | 1,122 t | +16.9% |
| 1975 | 1,370 t | +22.1% |
| 1976 | 889.2 t | -35.1% |
| 1977 | 1,236 t | +39.0% |
| 1978 | 864 t | -30.1% |
| 1979 | 1,347 t | +55.9% |
| 1980 | 1,224 t | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 1,023 t | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 1,100 t | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 858 t | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 720 t | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 772.8 t | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 708 t | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 1,008 t | +42.4% |
| 1988 | 624 t | -38.1% |
| 1989 | 1,344 t | +115.4% |
| 1990 | 780 t | -42.0% |
| 1991 | 1,200 t | +53.8% |
| 1992 | 840 t | -30.0% |
| 1993 | 1,320 t | +57.1% |
| 1994 | 840 t | -36.4% |
| 1995 | 1,080 t | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 960 t | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 1,440 t | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 840 t | -41.7% |
| 1999 | 900 t | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 862.5 t | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1,088 t | +26.1% |
| 2002 | 1,350 t | +24.1% |
| 2003 | 1,650 t | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 1,950 t | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 1,950 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,250 t | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 2,700 t | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 2,902 t | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 4,050 t | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 6,465 t | +59.6% |
| 2011 | 7,942 t | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 9,296 t | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 12,722 t | +36.9% |
| 2014 | 15,800 t | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 19,500 t | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 17,800 t | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 20,600 t | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 21,900 t | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 17,000 t | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 20,900 t | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 24,800 t | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 21,300 t | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 23,200 t | +8.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 23,200 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,500 t, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Chile's 23,200 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,588 t, 14.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,333 t | 1,800 t | 2,400 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,175 t | 864 t | 1,370 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 938.16 t | 624 t | 1,344 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,020 t | 780 t | 1,440 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,075 t | 862.5 t | 4,050 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,902 t | 6,465 t | 21,900 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,550 t | 20,900 t | 24,800 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1082 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is olive oil — production in Chile?
- Olive oil — production in Chile was 23,200 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest olive oil — production recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 24,800 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest olive oil — production recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 624 t in 1988.
- How does Chile rank for olive oil — production?
- Chile ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is olive oil — production rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Olive oil — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.