13 December 2019
As for exports to third countries, Spain was the largest exporter by 2018, exporting 301,400 tonnes of olive oil, representing 52% of EU exports of olive oil. to third countries. It was followed by Italy with 191,000 tonnes (33%), Portugal with 56,000 tonnes (10%) and Greece with 20,600 tonnes (4%).
It is noteworthy that these four countries together account for 99% of EU exports of olive oil to third countries.
The third largest importer of olive oil from the EU is the United States with 203,000 tonnes (35% of exports to third countries). countries) followed by Brazil with 65,000 tonnes (11%), Japan with 52,000 tonnes (9%), China with 35,000 tonnes (6%), Canada with 31,000 tonnes (5%) and Australia with 29,000 tonnes (5%). As for imports, EU Member States imported 1.2 million tonnes of olive oil in 2018, totaling € 3.9 billion. 85% of these imports (1 million tonnes) came from other EU countries.