Olives have their own significance and importance in the Mediterranean region because it is the main source of olive oil production almost 90% of all harvested olives is turned into oil. according to archeologists its cultivation was started in ancient Persia around 7000 years ago and now due to its importance in daily life Olives are now cultivated in many regions of the world with Mediterranean climates, such as South Africa, Chile, Peru, Australia, and California. Olive is a small round shape tree food it has different colors in different regions of world like green, yellow and black, one reason for its popularity is that it is very beneficial for human health especially for cancer patients.
For the sake of increasing knowledge of people we have made a list of top ten olives producing countries in the world.
| Rank | Country | Production (Tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spain | 7,960,060 |
| 2. | Italy | 3,482,204 |
| 3. | Greece | 2,500,000 |
| 4. | Turkey | 1,750,000 |
| 5. | Morocco | 1,415,902 |
| 6. | Syria | 1,095,043 |
| 7. | Algeria | 610,776 |
| 8. | Tunisia | 562,000 |
| 9. | Egypt | 459,650 |
| 10. | Portugal | 443,800 |
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