Olive oil — Production in Tunisia
Tunisia: Olive oil — Production was 210,000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Olive oil — Production in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, olive oil — production in Tunisia stood at 210,000 t.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, olive oil — production in Tunisia peaked at 399,900 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19,500 t, in 1966.
That places Tunisia 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Olive oil — Production in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37,530 t | — |
| 1962 | 49,570 t | +32.1% |
| 1963 | 100,076 t | +101.9% |
| 1964 | 105,840 t | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 47,750 t | -54.9% |
| 1966 | 19,500 t | -59.2% |
| 1967 | 51,000 t | +161.5% |
| 1968 | 55,000 t | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 25,000 t | -54.5% |
| 1970 | 90,000 t | +260.0% |
| 1971 | 167,000 t | +85.6% |
| 1972 | 70,000 t | -58.1% |
| 1973 | 130,000 t | +85.7% |
| 1974 | 117,000 t | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 180,000 t | +53.8% |
| 1976 | 85,000 t | -52.8% |
| 1977 | 130,000 t | +52.9% |
| 1978 | 85,000 t | -34.6% |
| 1979 | 85,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 115,000 t | +35.3% |
| 1981 | 70,000 t | -39.1% |
| 1982 | 55,000 t | -21.4% |
| 1983 | 150,000 t | +172.7% |
| 1984 | 95,000 t | -36.7% |
| 1985 | 105,000 t | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 120,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 95,000 t | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 58,000 t | -38.9% |
| 1989 | 130,000 t | +124.1% |
| 1990 | 165,000 t | +26.9% |
| 1991 | 265,000 t | +60.6% |
| 1992 | 120,000 t | -54.7% |
| 1993 | 210,000 t | +75.0% |
| 1994 | 70,000 t | -66.7% |
| 1995 | 60,000 t | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 310,000 t | +416.7% |
| 1997 | 90,000 t | -71.0% |
| 1998 | 180,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 225,000 t | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 115,000 t | -48.9% |
| 2001 | 30,000 t | -73.9% |
| 2002 | 72,000 t | +140.0% |
| 2003 | 280,000 t | +288.9% |
| 2004 | 130,000 t | -53.6% |
| 2005 | 210,000 t | +61.5% |
| 2006 | 180,000 t | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 200,000 t | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 160,000 t | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 150,000 t | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 174,600 t | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 112,400 t | -35.6% |
| 2012 | 192,600 t | +71.4% |
| 2013 | 188,500 t | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 179,700 t | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 301,400 t | +67.7% |
| 2016 | 140,800 t | -53.3% |
| 2017 | 188,600 t | +33.9% |
| 2018 | 278,300 t | +47.6% |
| 2019 | 239,500 t | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 399,900 t | +67.0% |
| 2021 | 144,200 t | -63.9% |
| 2022 | 235,200 t | +63.1% |
| 2023 | 210,000 t | -10.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 210,000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000 t, 5.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 210,000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25,028 t, 8.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,585 t | 19,500 t | 105,840 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 113,900 t | 70,000 t | 180,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 99,300 t | 55,000 t | 150,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 169,500 t | 60,000 t | 310,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 152,700 t | 30,000 t | 280,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 199,640 t | 112,400 t | 301,400 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 247,325 t | 144,200 t | 399,900 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is olive oil — production in Tunisia?
- Olive oil — production in Tunisia was 210,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest olive oil — production recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 399,900 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest olive oil — production recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,500 t in 1966.
- How does Tunisia rank for olive oil — production?
- Tunisia ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is olive oil — production rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.