Olives — Yield in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Olives — Yield was 2,488 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,488 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 41 countries
All-time high
2,488 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
868 kg/ha
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Olives — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for olives — yield in Australia and New Zealand is 2,488 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, olives — yield in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 2,488 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 868 kg/ha, in 1983.

That places Australia and New Zealand 18th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Olives — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Olives — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 992.6 kg/ha
1962 941.1 kg/ha -5.2%
1963 1,010 kg/ha +7.4%
1964 1,495 kg/ha +48.0%
1965 954 kg/ha -36.2%
1966 1,590 kg/ha +66.7%
1967 1,524 kg/ha -4.1%
1968 1,693 kg/ha +11.1%
1969 1,774 kg/ha +4.8%
1970 1,496 kg/ha -15.7%
1971 1,735 kg/ha +16.0%
1972 1,756 kg/ha +1.2%
1973 1,925 kg/ha +9.6%
1974 1,939 kg/ha +0.7%
1975 1,649 kg/ha -15.0%
1976 2,418 kg/ha +46.6%
1977 1,321 kg/ha -45.4%
1978 2,095 kg/ha +58.7%
1979 2,143 kg/ha +2.3%
1980 1,537 kg/ha -28.3%
1981 1,025 kg/ha -33.3%
1982 1,859 kg/ha +81.4%
1983 868 kg/ha -53.3%
1984 1,844 kg/ha +112.4%
1985 1,900 kg/ha +3.0%
1986 1,605 kg/ha -15.5%
1987 972 kg/ha -39.4%
1988 1,492 kg/ha +53.5%
1989 1,308 kg/ha -12.4%
1990 1,780 kg/ha +36.1%
1991 1,710 kg/ha -3.9%
1992 1,555 kg/ha -9.1%
1993 1,562 kg/ha +0.5%
1994 1,574 kg/ha +0.7%
1995 1,575 kg/ha +0.1%
1996 1,454 kg/ha -7.7%
1997 1,427 kg/ha -1.9%
1998 1,526 kg/ha +7.0%
1999 2,003 kg/ha +31.3%
2000 1,831 kg/ha -8.6%
2001 1,630 kg/ha -11.0%
2002 1,428 kg/ha -12.4%
2003 2,127 kg/ha +49.0%
2004 2,076 kg/ha -2.4%
2005 2,095 kg/ha +0.9%
2006 2,109 kg/ha +0.7%
2007 2,116 kg/ha +0.3%
2008 2,098 kg/ha -0.8%
2009 2,088 kg/ha -0.4%
2010 2,195 kg/ha +5.1%
2011 2,168 kg/ha -1.2%
2012 2,200 kg/ha +1.5%
2013 2,229 kg/ha +1.4%
2014 2,252 kg/ha +1.0%
2015 2,301 kg/ha +2.2%
2016 2,314 kg/ha +0.6%
2017 2,331 kg/ha +0.7%
2018 2,347 kg/ha +0.7%
2019 2,374 kg/ha +1.1%
2020 2,393 kg/ha +0.8%
2021 2,448 kg/ha +2.3%
2022 2,446 kg/ha -0.1%
2023 2,467 kg/ha +0.9%
2024 2,488 kg/ha +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,331 kg/ha 941.1 kg/ha 1,774 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,848 kg/ha 1,321 kg/ha 2,418 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,441 kg/ha 868 kg/ha 1,900 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,617 kg/ha 1,427 kg/ha 2,003 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,960 kg/ha 1,428 kg/ha 2,127 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,271 kg/ha 2,168 kg/ha 2,374 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,448 kg/ha 2,393 kg/ha 2,488 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 15 Argentina 2,741 kg/ha compare
  2. 16 Montenegro 2,733 kg/ha compare
  3. 17 Croatia 2,706 kg/ha compare
  4. 18 Australia 2,488 kg/ha compare
  5. 20 Slovenia 2,293 kg/ha compare
  6. 21 Lebanon 2,185 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is olives — yield in Australia and New Zealand?
Olives — yield in Australia and New Zealand was 2,488 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest olives — yield recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 2,488 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest olives — yield recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 868 kg/ha in 1983.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for olives — yield?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 18th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is olives — yield rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Olives — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Olives — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
66 places, 3,506 data points, 1961–2024
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