It appears that the European Union (EU) is the global center of the olive oil market. In average values, between the 2015/2016 and 2017/2018 campaigns, the EU was responsible for 67% of world production, while it concentrated 57% of consumption. In the same period, 99% of EU production was concentrated in 4 countries: Spain (66%), Italy (15%), Greece (13%) and Portugal (5%) (European Commission, 2020a), as illustrated below.
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| Period | Production | Private | Cooperative | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1094433 | 45914 | 202790 | 845729 |
| 2017 | 1470352 | 72302 | 268380 | 1129670 |
| 2016 | 757374 | 52229 | 142401 | 562744 |
| 2015 | 1190524 | 84729 | 236145 | 869650 |
| 2014 | 665324 | 38168 | 159895 | 467261 |
| 2013 | 999853 | 36885 | 268164 | 694804 |
| 2012 | 645379 | 8307 | 141925 | 495147 |
| 2011 | 831914 | 22250 | 237376 | 572288 |
| 2010 | 686832 | 32582 | 240292 | 413958 |
| 2009 | 681851 | 32575 | 247143 | 402133 |
| 2008 | 587423 | 14688 | 212576 | 360159 |
| 2007 | 352574 | 11311 | 141764 | 199499 |
| 2006 | 518466 | 16263 | 183728 | 318475 |
| 2005 | 318174 | 14650 | 109156 | 194368 |
| 2004 | 500657 | 17289 | 175502 | 307866 |