According to official data provided by International Olive Council, olive oil world consumption may reach 3 185 500 t in the 2020/21 crop year for a fall of 1.5% compared to the 2019/20 crop year. Though the data are still provisional, world consumption reached 3 234 000 t in the 2019/20 crop year for an increase of 5.8%, or 177 000 t more than the previous crop year.
Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal stood out among European member countries with per capita consumption at over 5kg in 2019, whereas the overall average was 2.9kg that year.
Albania and Morocco stood out from IOC member countries in 2019 with per capita consumption reaching over 4kg of olive oil that year, whereas the overall average in member countries was 2.2kg.
Syria stood out among non-member countries with per capita consumption at 4kg. The average rate of consumption in non-member countries was 0.4kg.
