5 Countries That Produce The Best Olives In the World

4. Greece

Olive Oil Exports as of 2021: $671 million 

Greece ranks fourth on our list of the top olive-producing countries in the world. The country boasts a long history of cultivating olives, and has a rich cuisine which seldom includes them. It has an annual average olive oil production of 430,000 tones, and exports olive oil worth $671 million in 2021. Research suggests that around 75% of the total production in the country consists of extra virgin olive oil. Greece conducts around 8.01% of the total global olive oil exports, most of which is exported to European countries. However, it also exports oil to other parts of the world, including the US and Canada.