Olives — Production in South America

South America: Olives — Production was 518,982 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
518,982 t
Change on year
down 23.5%
Rank
11th
of 22 groups
All-time high
725,986 t
in 2022
All-time low
70,344 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Olives — Production in South America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for olives — production in South America is 518,982 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, olives — production in South America peaked at 725,986 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70,344 t, in 1961.

South America ranks 11th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Olives — Production in South America, year by year

Annual values for Olives — Production in South America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 70,344 t —
1962 81,847 t +16.4%
1963 90,990 t +11.2%
1964 88,079 t -3.2%
1965 95,310 t +8.2%
1966 79,340 t -16.8%
1967 110,329 t +39.1%
1968 76,791 t -30.4%
1969 101,133 t +31.7%
1970 71,591 t -29.2%
1971 110,623 t +54.5%
1972 84,097 t -24.0%
1973 149,853 t +78.2%
1974 116,532 t -22.2%
1975 115,016 t -1.3%
1976 102,200 t -11.1%
1977 118,051 t +15.5%
1978 96,921 t -17.9%
1979 122,648 t +26.5%
1980 105,988 t -13.6%
1981 121,536 t +14.7%
1982 116,747 t -3.9%
1983 126,991 t +8.8%
1984 94,826 t -25.3%
1985 93,421 t -1.5%
1986 96,643 t +3.4%
1987 101,455 t +5.0%
1988 127,976 t +26.1%
1989 115,677 t -9.6%
1990 101,747 t -12.0%
1991 162,025 t +59.2%
1992 83,756 t -48.3%
1993 109,856 t +31.2%
1994 107,645 t -2.0%
1995 129,528 t +20.3%
1996 129,853 t +0.3%
1997 138,342 t +6.5%
1998 111,752 t -19.2%
1999 116,533 t +4.3%
2000 154,727 t +32.8%
2001 140,144 t -9.4%
2002 146,740 t +4.7%
2003 162,391 t +10.7%
2004 219,324 t +35.1%
2005 239,424 t +9.2%
2006 256,500 t +7.1%
2007 267,845 t +4.4%
2008 283,201 t +5.7%
2009 264,471 t -6.6%
2010 493,711 t +86.7%
2011 400,695 t -18.8%
2012 533,653 t +33.2%
2013 371,620 t -30.4%
2014 602,174 t +62.0%
2015 507,785 t -15.7%
2016 423,684 t -16.6%
2017 618,069 t +45.9%
2018 623,092 t +0.8%
2019 661,282 t +6.1%
2020 637,544 t -3.6%
2021 653,214 t +2.5%
2022 725,986 t +11.1%
2023 678,607 t -6.5%
2024 518,982 t -23.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 88,240 t 70,344 t 110,329 t 9
1970s 108,753 t 71,591 t 149,853 t 10
1980s 110,126 t 93,421 t 127,976 t 10
1990s 119,104 t 83,756 t 162,025 t 10
2000s 213,477 t 140,144 t 283,201 t 10
2010s 523,576 t 371,620 t 661,282 t 10
2020s 642,867 t 518,982 t 725,986 t 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 8 Algeria 913,243 t compare
  2. 9 Saudi Arabia 351,278 t compare
  3. 10 Argentina 347,381 t compare
  4. 11 Jordan 220,746 t compare
  5. 12 Albania 146,726 t compare
  6. 13 Palestine 143,100 t compare
  7. 14 Lebanon 141,179 t compare

See the full ranking of 87 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is olives — production in South America?
Olives — production in South America was 518,982 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest olives — production recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 725,986 t in 2022.
What is the lowest olives — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 70,344 t in 1961.
How does South America rank for olives — production?
South America ranks 11th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is olives — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Olives — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Olives — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
87 places, 3,912 data points, 1961–2024
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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.