In the period from October 2020 to September 2021, 479,000 metric tons of olive oil were consumed in Italy. This was a significant increase compared to the previous year. Worldwide production of olive oil amounted to around 3.3 million metric tons.
Regular consumers
Italians are regular consumers of olive oil. Results of a survey conducted in 2017 indicated that 91 percent of them consumed it daily. In 2018, another poll showed that in 85 percent of cases, they purchased extra virgin olive oil. This commonly consumed olive oil is extracted mechanically from olives and has less than 0.8 percent acidity.
Directly from the producer
A survey about purchase channels of olive oil in Italy revealed that in 2017, a significant share of households bought olive oil directly from the producer. Interestingly enough, 91.1 percent of respondents of the same poll consumed a limited amount (about ten percent) of their own produced olive oil.
Yearly* olive oil consumption in Italy from 2005 to 2021
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Yearly olive oil consumption in thousand metric tons
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International Olive Council. (December 31, 2021). Yearly* olive oil consumption in Italy from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710901/olive-oil-consumption-in-italy/
International Olive Council. "Yearly* olive oil consumption in Italy from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710901/olive-oil-consumption-in-italy/
International Olive Council. (2021). Yearly* olive oil consumption in Italy from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710901/olive-oil-consumption-in-italy/
International Olive Council. "Yearly* Olive Oil Consumption in Italy from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710901/olive-oil-consumption-in-italy/
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