Tunisia exports 399,300 tonnes of olive oil
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tunisia Online
Illustrative image · Laura Stanley · Pexels · Licence PexelsTunisia exported 399,300 tonnes of olive oil worth 5,016.4 million dinars in the first eleven months of the 2025-2026 campaign. Volumes rose by 48.6% and revenues by 39.4%, while extra virgin olive oil accounted for 83.4% of exports, according to the National Agricultural Observatory.
Tunisian olive oil exports reached 399,300 tonnes worth 5,016.4 million dinars during the first eleven months of the 2025-2026 campaign, from November 2025 to the end of September 2026, according to statistics published on Monday 9 November by the National Agricultural Observatory (ONAGRI).
Export volumes rose by 48.6% year on year, compared with a 39.4% increase in revenues. Extra virgin olive oil accounted for 83.4% of the quantities exported during this period, according to ONAGRI.
Tunisian sales reached more than 97 countries. The European Union absorbed 55.8% of volumes, with Spain accounting for 31% and Italy for 19.9%. North America accounted for 25.2% of exports, ahead of Asia at 11.6% and Africa at 3.6%, according to ONAGRI.
The increase in exports follows Tunisia's mobilisation of 150 million dinars to support the olive oil sector, announced on 23 October.
