GREEK EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Greeks are among the largest producers and consumers of olive-relate products.

• There are 170.000.000 olive trees in Greece or to put things in perspective, 15 olive trees for every Greek citizen.

• Greek average annual olive oil production is 420 thousand metric tons. Greek average annual edible olive production is 100 thousand metric tons.

• 75% of the Greek olive oil is extra virgin, the best category for olive oils.

• Greece is the largest producer of extra virgin olive oil in the world.

• There are 2.500 oil mills spread around the country. A key to Extra Virgin Olive Oil quality, in other words no olive is left longer than 2-4 days until is pressed.

• Greece is the third largest world producer of edible olives and olive oil with a 16% share of the olive oil market and a 7.2% share of the edible olive market.

• Greeks possess the largest per capita consumption of olive oil in the world, with the average Greek consuming more than 20 kilos of olive oil every year. That's almost twice as much as the second in rank country with 11 kilos of per capita consumption per year.

• Out of 521,000 families,  269.000 (51,6%) families depend on olive production as primary or secondary source of income.

• There are hundreds of olive trees exceeding 100 years and several exceeding 1000 years. take a look >>>

source: Ministry of Agriculture